California Court of Appeal

Because a foreign tire manufacturer purposefully availed itself of the benefits of conducting activities in California, and obtained the benefits and protections of California's laws by selling its products to a California distributor for resale in the state, the manufacturer is subject to jurisdiction in California courts, in a suit for indemnity arising from the explosion of a trailer tire.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2002
• Published 06/25/2002

Judges

•  KITCHING, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Allan A. Shenoi, Xianchun J. Vendler and Tonya C. Kong, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., Acker, Kowalick & Whipple, Stephen Acker and Leslie Anne Burnet, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.