Hillman v. Griffin

AMY, Judge.

| jThis suit concerns allegedly defamatory statements concerning the plaintiffs abilities as a pilot sent by the defendant to the Federal Aviation Administration. After the plaintiff filed suit, the defendant filed an exception of lack of personal jurisdiction. The trial court granted the exception and the plaintiff appeals. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Factual and Procedural Background

The plaintiff, Matthew Alan Hillman, was involved in the potential sale of an aircraft to Jetstream Aviation, Inc. Jet-stream is an Idaho corporation and…