Section 19 Jurisdiction Selection May Be Crucial

• Library: Prof Liability 2005

Given the way the plaintiffs fared in each of the cases discussed in §§7.7–7.18 above, it may be essential to file and try any case in another state. One Pennsylvania trial lawyer wrote:

If your jurisdiction bars suits against religious organizations, the court may not have subject-matter jurisdiction on constitutional grounds. Further investigation of your client’s claim may prove helpful. In many priest-pedophilia cases, before any inappropriate behavior begins, a “grooming process” occurs, in which the...