Juelich v. Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corp.

OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is similar to the one' stated by the United States Supreme Court in its 1987 decision of As-*568ahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of California as follows:

[Wjhether the mere awareness on the part of a foreign defendant that the components it manufactured, sold, and delivered outside the United States would reach the forum State in the stream of commerce constitutes “minimum contacts” between the defendant and the forum State such that the exercise of jurisdiction “does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial…