SII Megadiamond, Inc. v. American Superabrasives Corp.

HOWE, Chief Justice:

SII MegaDiamond, Inc., located in Provo, Utah, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of its suit on the basis of lack of personal jurisdiction. The suit sought to recover payment due from a New Jersey distributor that purchased industrial diamond products on 170 invoices ordered via fax and telephone.

FACTS

In February 1995, plaintiff SII MegaDia-mond, Inc. (“SII”), a Utah-based manufacturer of industrial diamonds, and defendant American Superabrasives Corp. (“ASC”), then a New York corporation with its offices in New Jersey, signed a three-year nonexclusive distribution…