Uberti V. Leonardo

Two-year-old Corrina Cordova died in a 1991 handgun accident in Tucson. Thomas and Delia Cordova, her parents ("Plaintiffs"), sued A. Uberti and C. ("Defendant"), an Italian firearms manufacturer, claiming it manufactured and distributed a defective and unreasonably dangerous revolver that caused the accident. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of in personam jurisdiction. The trial Judge denied the motion, but the court of appeals accepted special action*fn1 jurisdiction and granted relief, ordering the trial Judge to dismiss the complaint.