Legal Opinion

Padron v. Bentley Marine Grp., LLC

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 4, 2018No. COA18-537PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZACHARY, Judge.

*611 Defendant Keenan W. Green appeals from the trial court's order denying his motion to dismiss plaintiff Joseph Padron's complaint against him for lack of personal jurisdiction. Defendants Bentley Marine Group, LLC, Larry D. Brehm, and Noel Winter are not parties to the instant appeal. We conclude that North Carolina lacks personal jurisdiction over Green in the instant case, and accordingly reverse and remand for entry of an order granting Green's motion to dismiss.

Background

Plaintiff filed a complaint on 3 July 2017 against defendants Bentley Marine Group, Brehm, Winter, and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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