NICASTRO v. McINTYRE MACHINERY AMERICA

A-29 September Term 2008

987 A.2d 575 (2010)

201 N.J. 48

Robert NICASTRO and Roseann Nicastro, h/w, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. McINTYRE MACHINERY AMERICA, LTD., Defendant, and J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven F. Gooby, East Brunswick, argued the cause for appellant (Ansa Assuncao, attorneys; Mr. Gooby and James S. Coons, on the briefs).

Alexander W. Ross, Jr., Marlton, argued the cause for respondents (Rakoski & Ross, attorneys; Mr. Ross and Janice L. Heinold, on the brief).

Jonathan W. Miller, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Trial Lawyers-New Jersey (Locks Law Firm, attorneys; Mr. Miller & Michael A. Galpern, Cherry Hill, on the brief).


Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Today, all the world is a market. In our contemporary international economy, trade knows few boundaries, and it is now commonplace that dangerous products will find their way, through purposeful marketing, to our nation's shores and into our State. The question before us is whether the jurisdictional law of this State will reflect this new reality.

In this case, the foreign manufacturer of an allegedly defective...

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