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McKesson Corp. v. Hackensack Medical Imaging (A-2-08)

Argued December 2, 2008 -- Decided January 21, 2009

RIVERA-SOTO, J., writing for a unanimous Court.

This appeal involves the commonplace conflict that arises when a sister state, in the exercise of its long-arm jurisdiction, enters a default judgment against a citizen of this State, and the judgment holder seeks to enforce that default judgment in our courts.

Plaintiff, McKesson Corp., advertises itself as the “largest pharmaceutical distributor in North America” and “the nation’s leading health care [information technology] company.” It operates through various locations in the United States, including in the State of Texas. In contrast, defendant is a professional corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey and maintains its principal place of business in Hackensack. It provides radiology and imaging services such as X-rays and MRIs to patients and physicians exclusively at its principal place of business.