Judge Finds No Personal Jurisdiction In Reinsurer’s Suit Over Asbestos Settlement

Mealey's (April 4, 2023, 1:24 PM EDT) -- CONCORD, N.H. — Ruling that the court lacked personal jurisdiction in a reinsurer’s declaratory judgment suit against National Indemnity Co. (NICO) regarding a settlement with the state of Montana over alleged asbestos exposures, a New Hampshire federal judge granted dismissal and said she found no evidence that the “asserted claim meaningfully implicates any of NICO’s contacts with New Hampshire.”...

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