Photo: Mikhail Palinchak/Adobe stock Defendant's Dealings With Phila. Supplier Not Enough to Establish Venue, Split Appeals Court Rules
According to the majority, the plaintiffs failed to allege any business activities from the defendants that would support Philadelphia as the proper venue for their lawsuit over a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
October 09, 2024 at 02:29 PM
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Civil Appeals
What You Need to Know
- The Superior Court ruled that a Philadelphia lawsuit over a helicopter crash belongs in Bucks County.
- The court held that the two defendants did not conduct sufficient business in Philadelphia to be sued there.
- A dissenting judge wrote that she saw one defendant's purchases from a Philadelphia company as grounds to establish venue.
A personal injury lawsuit over a helicopter crash is headed to Bucks County after an appeals court held that the case did not belong in the plaintiffs' chosen forum of Philadelphia.
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