Judge Dismisses Companies In Wrongful Death Suit, Cites No Personal Jurisdiction

Mealey's (January 9, 2023, 11:13 AM EST) -- GREENVILLE, S.C. — A South Carolina federal judge granted dismissal to two out-of-state parent companies of a nursing home in an elder abuse and wrongful death suit filed against them by an estate representative for a man who died at the nursing home, finding that the federal court lacks personal jurisdiction over the parent companies because they did not forfeit their personal jurisdiction defense and they are not subject to specific jurisdiction....