A Philadelphia judge has ruled that Pennsylvania has specific personal jurisdiction over a Philadelphia law firm’s $218,000 legal-fee collection lawsuit against clients based in Delaware.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Patricia A. McInerney, one of the judges sitting in the commerce program for business litigation, overruled the preliminary objections of the Delaware-based defendants that Pennsylvania could not assert in personam jurisdiction over them after they sought legal counsel in Pennsylvania about legal representation in Delaware against another former attorney.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
