WALTER P. COONS, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER,
v.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., A CORPORATION, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. OF JAPAN, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, INTERVENOR-RESPONDENT.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 24, 1984.
Decided June 13, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert H. Jaffe argued the cause for petitioner (Jaffe & Schlesinger, attorneys; Robert H. Jaffe and Howard G. Schlesinger, on the brief).
Harry Haushalter, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for intervenor-respondent (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; James J. Ciancia, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).
John I. Lisowski argued the cause for respondent Honda Motor Company, Ltd. of Japan, etc. (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, attorneys; John I. Lisowski and Paul A. Lisovicz, on the brief).
Karl Asch argued the cause for amicus curiae pro se (Karl Asch, attorney; Karl Asch and Philip A. Tortoreti, on the briefs).
I. Michael Greenberger, a member of the District of Columbia bar, argued the cause for amicus curiae Brinco Mining Limited (Robinson, Wayne, Levin, Riccio & La Sala, attorneys; I. Michael Greenberger, Susan S. Collins and Elizabeth Runyan Geise, members of the District of Columbia bar, of counsel).
Raymond M. Tierney, Jr., argued the cause for amicus curiae G.D. Searle & Co. (Shanley & Fisher, attorneys; Raymond M. Tierney, Jr. and Susan M. Sharko, on the brief).
Walter R. Cohn submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Walter Cohn and Susan Cohn (Walter R. Cohn, attorney; Thomas E. Cohn, on the brief).
George J. Botcheos submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Kelsey-Hayes Company (Laskin & Botcheos, attorneys; Lowell A. Reed, Jr. and Patricia A. Mattern, members of the Pennsylvania bar, of counsel).
William H. Sheil submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey affiliate (Kronisch & Schkeeper, attorneys).
J. Llewellyn Mathews submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Roy Allen Hopkins (Apell and Mathews, attorneys).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.
In Coons v. American Honda Motor Co.,94 N.J. 307 (1983) (Coons I), this Court addressed the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 2A:14-22 in the face of an attack under the commerce clause, U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 3. That statute tolls the running of the statute of limitations in actions against foreign corporations not represented in this state....
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