Maritime Asbestos Plaintiffs: Ship Owners Waived Personal Jurisdiction

(April 26, 2018, 2:01 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Ship owners chose to litigate asbestos cases in an Ohio federal court, waiving any personal jurisdiction defense as a result, and then continually demonstrated that choice by repeatedly fighting transfer to any court outside the Northern District of Ohio, plaintiffs tell the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a April 23 brief in urging it to reverse dismissal of their cases (William D. Schroeder, et al. v. Charles Kurz & Co. Inc., No. 17-3471, 3rd Cir.)....

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