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YOUSEF v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.

No. A-88 September Term 2009.

16 A.3d 1040 (2011)

205 N.J. 543

Amin YOUSEF and Khwala Yousef, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION and Hertz Inc., Defendants, and General Dynamics-Ordinance and Tactical Systems, Inc., and David Edmonds, Defendants-Appellants. Crane D. Robinson and Jeannie Robinson, Plaintiffs, v. General Dynamics Corporation, Hertz Car Rentals, Hertz International, and Geico Insurance Company, Defendants, and General Dynamics-Ordinance and Tactical Systems, Inc., and David Edmonds, Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Labbate, a member of the New York bar, argued the cause for appellants (Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, attorneys; Mr. Labbate, Jeffrey S. Weinstein and Steven A. Torrini, on the briefs).

Donald P. Jacobs, Short Hills, argued the cause for respondents (Budd Larner and Jaloudi & Forsa, attorneys; Mr. Jacobs and Nicholas V. Forsa, of counsel and on the briefs).

Richard H. Steen, President, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association (Mr. Steen, attorney; Mr. Steen and Amirali Y. Haidri, Union, on the brief).

Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue before us is whether a New Jersey court is the proper forum for a personal-injury lawsuit involving an automobile accident that occurred in the Republic of South Africa. At all relevant times in this lawsuit, plaintiffs resided and worked in New Jersey, and the corporate defendant was doing business in New Jersey with plaintiffs' employer. On a business trip to South Africa, the corporate defendant's employee...

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