Seagate Technology v. A.J. Kogyo Company
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
Plaintiff Seagate Technology appeals from the order of the superior court dismissing its complaint against Tamotsu Nakata on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction.
Nakata, a Japanese citizen who resides in Japan, was, at all times relevant, the president of AJ. Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Kogyo), an established Japanese corporation. Hiroshi Tanaka (also known as Matt Taylor) had worked for Nakata in Japan. Tanaka and Nakata decided that the United States presented a market for computer-related products, and Tanaka came to California in order to set up a business to take advantage…
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