The case involved alleged injuries sustained by the Plaintiff when a lift gate on a Ryder truck collapsed.
The Defendant's moved to dismissed the case principally on the grounds that the accident happened in Maryland.
The court noted that, even though the accident in question happened in another state, specific personal jurisdiction existed. In this regard, the court noted that the Plaintiff’s employer had leased the truck at issue from the Defendant in Pennsylvania.
It was also noted that the record revealed that the alleged negligent maintenance of the truck, which was allegedly a cause of the accident, occurred in Pennsylvania.
The court additionally noted that the Plaintiff was a Pennsylvania resident and received worker’s compensation benefits from a Pennsylvania employer.
Based on these reasons, the Court denied the motion to dismiss.
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