United States Fourth Circuit

In a breach of contract action based on the wrongful hiring of Plaintiff's employee, the dismissal of the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed, where electronic communications from India to Virginia did not make personal jurisdiction proper in Virginia, and the hiring occurred in India.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/23/2009
• Published 03/23/2009

Judges

• Before TRAXLER, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Mindy Gae Farber, Farber Legal, L.L.C., Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant.  Kenneth Scott Leonetti, Foley & Hoag, L.L.P., Boston, Massachusetts;  Bill C. Berger, Stettner & Miller, P.C., Denver, Colorado, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  John J. Rigby, McInroy & Rigby, L.L.P., Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant.  Catherine H. Wicker, Foley & Hoag, L.L.P., Boston, Massachusetts, for Appellee Geometric Limited;  Berina Ibrisagic, Stettner & Miller, P.C., Denver, Colorado, for Appellee Structure Works, LLC.