California Court of Appeal

Roman v. Liberty Univ., Inc., E042838

In a personal injury action, an order granting defendants' motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction, as well as on the ground of forum non-conveniens, is affirmed where: 1) a defendant's conduct neither satisfied the "purposeful availment" nor the "relatedness" requirement to be subjected to specific jurisdiction; and 2) another suitable forum was available for plaintiff's action, and the trial court properly balanced the private and public interests for purposes of the forum non-conveniens issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin A. Cervantes, Rancho Cucamonga, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steve R. Segura, James C. Galloway, Jr., and Veatch Carlson, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Liberty University, Inc., C. Snyder Patin, for Defendant and Respondent Shane Lucas Lancaster.