United States Eighth Circuit

District court did not err in dismissing a tort action against a manufacturer that used its process to apply defendant's patented coating to fabric provided by defendant, as the fact that the manufacturer knew defendant distributed valves made from the fabric was insufficient to establish minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2003
• Published 08/25/2003

Judges

• READE, District Judge., Before SMITH and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and READE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terrence E. Leonard, Chicago, IL (David M. Geier, on the brief).


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan E. Fieber, Omaha, NE, for appellee.