Bush v. BASF Wyandotte Corp.

EAGLES, Judge.

I

The issue involved here is whether, by placing their product into the stream of American commerce so that it reaches consumers in North Carolina by means of the commercial distribution activity of others, CTC and Coronaverken have sufficient contact with North Carolina so that exercise of jurisdiction is lawful when a North Carolina resident is injured by defects in that product. We hold that the North Carolina courts may lawfully assert jurisdiction over the Swedish manufacturers, CTC and Cor-onaverken.

The question of personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation must be…