Sandra Waite, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Waite, Jr. v. Union Carbide Corporation, et al.
DueProcess FifthAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Whether the circuit court erred when it ignored the three-prong analysis the Court has repeatedly set forth for analyzing specific jurisdiction and, instead, applied a single-factor, plaintiff-specific in-state causation test to this asbestos products liability case
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the circuit court erred when it ignored the three-prong analysis the Court has repeatedly set forth for analyzing specific jurisdiction and, instead, applied a single-factor, plaintiff-specific in-state causation test to this asbestos products liability case. II. Whether the circuit court erred in applying its in-state causation test when it defined the legal “injury” in this case not as Mr. Waite’s mesothelioma, but rather as his initial inhalation of asbestos. III. Whether, in return for granting the right to conduct intrastate business in the forum, a state may require a foreign corporation register for that right and consent to general jurisdiction in the forum.