UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
United States Supreme Court Holds Due Process Permits Exercise
Of Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Vehicle
Manufacturer For Product Liability Claims For Harm To Forum
Residents From In-State Accidents Even Though Defendant Did Not
Design, Manufacture Or Sell Vehicles At Issue There, As
Defendant s Current In-State Advertising, Sales And Servicing
Of Same Vehicle Models Were Sufficiently Related
Contacts To Support Jurisdiction
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That In Most
Negligence Cases, Including Those With Multiple Potential Causes, But-For, Not Substantial Contributing
Factor, Is Correct Factual Causation Standard, But In Rare Cases Involving Two Independently Sufficient