IRA Resources, Inc. v. Griego

In this securities case, IRA Resources, Inc. filed a special appearance challenging personal jurisdiction. The trial court denied it, and the Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed — a holding that contradicts a factually similar Fourteenth Court of Appeals decision that IRA Resources was not subject to jurisdiction in Texas. Meader v. IRA Resources, Inc., 178 S.W.3d 338 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.). We conclude that specific jurisdiction does not exist over IRA Resources and remand to the court of appeals for an analysis of general jurisdiction.

In April 2001, Abraham Martinez,…