Robert Nicastro and Roseann Nicastro, H/w, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. McIntyre MacHinery America, Ltd., Defendant…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that personal jurisdiction over the foreign manufacturer J. McIntyre is proper under the stream‑of‑commerce doctrine because the manufacturer knew or should have known that its products were distributed nationwide, including New Jersey, and exercising jurisdiction does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice. The Court reaffirmed the test from Charles Gendler and rejected the dissent’s view that the majority created a new jurisdictional rule.