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Special appearance |
: an appearance by a party in court for the sole purpose of challenging the court's assertion of personal jurisdiction over the party
compare general appearance
Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the rules of states that have adopted it, the use of a special appearance to challenge jurisdiction has been abolished, and jurisdiction may be challenged in the pleadings or in a pretrial motion.
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collateral negligence
negligence on the part of an independent contractor that is not connected with a manner of working or risk ordinarily associated with particular work and for which the employer of the contractor is not liable
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