United States Fifth Circuit
CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INC. v. APA TRANSPORT CORP., 02-50702
District court erred in holding that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the New Jersey defendant, because defendant's actions of sending representatives to Texas are sufficient to exercise specific jurisdiction.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/05/2003
- Published 03/05/2003
Judges
- E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jonathan Matthew LeBlanc (argued), William H. Chamblee, Chamblee & Ryan, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Retta A. Miller, Brian Allan Kilpatrick (argued), Jackson Walker, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.