SMS Attorney Michael Dunham Obtains Dismissal Over Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
Congratulations to Attorney Attorney Michael Dunham for obtaining dismissal of his client for lack of personal jurisdiction. Michael represented the operator of a Pennsylvania restaurant and bar. A plaintiff filed a lawsuit after a patron of the restaurant and bar was allegedly overserved and was then in a motor vehicle accident in West Virginia. Michael successfully argued that West Virginia Courts lacked personal jurisdiction over this Pennsylvania business, and that bringing this Pennsylvania establishment into a West Virginia lawsuit would violate West Virginia law, the West Virginia constitution, and the Federal Constitution. The Court agreed and granted the restaurant’s motions, dismissing Michael’s client.
About: Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC is a civil defense litigation law firm defending businesses, professionals, and insurers in high-stakes litigation. The firm has over 20 attorneys licensed to practice in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. SMS was founded in Charleston, WV, where it remains headquartered and has additional offices in Morgantown, WV, and Winchester, VA.
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