Flooring Systems, Inc. v. Beaulieu Group, LLC

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CAROL E. JACKSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter is before the Court on the motion of third-party defendant Next Architecture, L.P., to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2), and for failure to state a claim, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Third-party plaintiff Beaulieu Group, LLC,1 has filed a response in opposition and the issues are fully briefed.

I. Background

In 2014, plaintiff Flooring Systems, Inc., purchased 160,000 square feet of carpet tiles from defendant Beaulieu Group, LLC. The carpet tiles were installed in…