WEIGHT v. KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.

Civ. A. No. 84-0925-A.

604 F.Supp. 968 (1985)

Christopher F. WEIGHT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

March 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne F. Weight, Bernard S. Cohen, Alexandria, Va., for plaintiffs.

George F. Cronin, Jr., Fairfax, Va., Carl F. Ameringer, Michael Esher Yaggy, Niles, Barton & Wilmer, for defendant Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

Joe A. Shull, Arlington, Va., James K. Archibald, Lawrence H. Norton, Venable, Baetjer & Howard, Baltimore, Md., for defendant Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

CACHERIS, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.'s ("KHI") Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. For reasons set forth below, KHI's Motion is denied.

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Background

Plaintiff Christopher Weight, a Virginia resident, brings this products liability claim alleging personal injuries caused by a defective motorcycle manufactured by defendant KHI,...

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