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HUGHES v. A.H. ROBINS CO., INC.

No. 83-1298.

490 A.2d 1140 (1985)

Patricia M. HUGHES, Appellant, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quentin R. Corrie, Falls Church, Va., with whom Jay R. Goldman, Silver Spring, Md., was on the brief, for appellant.

William J. Cassidy, Jr., Washington, D.C., with whom George W. Miller and Paul J. Larkin, Jr., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee. Kevin N. Whitney, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, BELSON, and TERRY, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks reversal of an order of the Superior Court dismissing her complaint for lack of in personam jurisdiction, and alternatively on the ground of forum non conveniens. Because the non-resident defendant's contacts with the District of Columbia were not continuous and substantial, we hold that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits the assertion of in personam...

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