Archive for November, 2014
Foreign Corporation Which Loses Its Certificate of Authority To Transact Business in NJ May Not File Suit to Enforce Claims
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 […]
New Jersey Cannot Transfer Case to Pennsylvania Due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
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. […]
Limitations Period in Fire Policy Upheld
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, […]
No Personal Jurisdiction Found for India Company that Sold Machine Causing Plaintiff’s Injury
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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