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· 10/27/2004

Lawson v. Affirmative Equities Co., LP

Citations

  • 341 F. Supp. 2d 51
  • 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21530
  • 2004 WL 2397348

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that in considering specific jurisdiction over contract claims, the Court examines “whether the defendant’s forum-based activities are instrumental in the formation of the contract”
  • noting that a “statement of opinion may ... be actionable where the maker’s knowledge of the subject matter is so superior that a reasonable recipient would understand the opinion as an assertion of fact.”
  • “Whether a plaintiff knew or should have known of an injury so as to trigger the running of a statute of limitations is, with rare exception, a jury issue.”

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Judges: Stearns

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