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Foreign Corporation Which Loses Its Certificate of Authority To Transact Business in NJ May Not File Suit to Enforce Claims

By on November 26, 2014 in Blog, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

In Seven Caesars, Inc. v. Dooley House, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2222 (Sept. 11, 2014 App. Div.), Seven Caesars was a subcontractor  to Dooley House which entered into a contract with the City of Camden to rehabilitated the Hogan House. After the contract was underway, the City maintained that Dooley House was not complying […]

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New Jersey Cannot Transfer Case to Pennsylvania Due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

By on November 21, 2014 in Blog, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiffs Mohammad were injured in an automobile accident in Philadelphia. Plaintiffs reside in North Bergen, New Jersey and defendants in Bensalem, PA. Plaintiffs filed suit in Bergen County in Mohammad v. Cohen, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2688 (App. Div. Nov. 14, 2014) and defendants moved to dismiss based upon the lack of personal jurisdiction. […]

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Limitations Period in Fire Policy Upheld

By on November 14, 2014 in Blog, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

In Rihanna Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2216 (App. Div. Sept. 11, 2014), the plaintiff insureds sought payment under a certain business owner’s insurance policy for a fire loss suffered by Rihana Restaurant. The defendant insurance company (“Lloyd’s”) denied coverage, citing a limitation provision in its policy, […]

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No Personal Jurisdiction Found for India Company that Sold Machine Causing Plaintiff’s Injury

By on November 7, 2014 in Blog, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiff Rajnikant Patel claimed to be injured at work while working on a tablet press machine manufactured by the defendant Karnavati Engineering, Ltd. (“Karnavati”), a corporation located in India.  In Patel v. Karnavati America, LLC, 2014 N.J. Super. LEXIS 139 (App. Div. Oct. 9, 2014), the defendant Karnavati claimed that the court in New Jersey […]

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