A Pennsylvania trial court lacked personal general jurisdiction over a Delaware corporation headquartered in Connecticut when a New Jersey plaintiff failed to show that the company purposefully distributed its products in Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New granted the preliminary objections raised by defendant Conair to jurisdiction in Pennsylvania over plaintiff Sandra J. Derringer’s claim that her finger was severely lacerated by a Conair product, a clogged “Smart Stick” blending device.
