Legal Opinion
LinkAmerica Corp. v. Albert
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 2006No. 49S04-0603-CV-88PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A04-0411-CV-601.
BOEHM, J.
We hold that the 2003 amendment to Indiana Trial Rule 4.4(A) eliminated the need for a two-step process to evaluate personal jurisdiction over a party. We also hold that actions of a subsidiary corporation do not ordinarily establish personal jurisdiction over its parent and find that principle controlling in this case.
Facts and Procedural History
Hi-Cube Express, Inc. is an interstate carrier. It is an Oklahoma corporation with its principal place of business in Oklahoma. Until 2004, Hi-Cube was admitted…
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