RIORDAN v. BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.

Civ. A. No. 87-175 ERIE.

705 F.Supp. 279 (1989)

William F. RIORDAN, II, an individual, Plaintiff, v. BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY, a corporation and subsidiary of McDermott Inc., a corporation and Alpha Press Company Incorporated, a corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

February 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Hinchcliffe, Tarasi & Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Riordan.

Robert C. Whitley, Doylestown, Pa., for Alpha Press Co.

William M. Wycoff, Kevin C. Abbott, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Babcock & Wilcox Co.


OPINION

GERALD J. WEBER, Senior District Judge.

This is a products liability action in which plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries sustained on September 4, 1985, when his hand was crushed in a punch press machine manufactured by Defendant Alpha Press Company. Alpha Press, a New Jersey corporation, has moved to dismiss the complaint against it for lack of personal jurisdiction.

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When lack of jurisdiction is raised, the burden of proof...

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