Legal Opinion
Vermeulen v. Renault U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1992No. 91-8765PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Vermeulen appeals the district court’s order dismissing Defendant-Appellee Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault (“RNUR”) from plaintiff’s product liability suit for lack of personal jurisdiction under the Georgia long-arm statute. Because we do not find Georgia’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over RNUR to be inconsistent either with Georgia law or with the Due Process Clause of the Four*748teenth Amendment, we reverse and remand the case to the district court.
I.BACKGROUND
In January 1988, the appellant purchased a 1982 Renault LeCar from her brother.…
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