Legal Opinion
Better Boating Ass'n v. BMG Chart Products, Inc.
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided July 10, 1998No. 973738EPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtLauriat, J.
This action arises out of a partnership agreement. Defendants, Jeffrey Cole, Eva Cole, and Blue Marble Group, Inc. (“BMG II”) (collectively, the “defendants”), have moved to dismiss this action pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction.1 The Defendants contend that they had no significant contacts with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that exercising personal jurisdiction over them would be inconsistent with due process. Plaintiffs, Better Boating Association, Inc. (“BBA”), James W. Sewall Company (“Sewall”), and BSB Electronic Charts LLP (“BSB”)…
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