Schultz v. Ary

OPINION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT KENNETH ARTS MOTION FOR DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION

MILES, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Randall J. Schultz filed this action against Roche Laboratories, Inc. (“Roche”) and Kenneth Dwane Ary on June 19, 2001. Plaintiff alleges that Roche terminated him from his position as a pharmaceutical sales representative with the company after Ary, who is African-American, falsely reported to Roche management that plaintiff had directed a racial slur against Ary during a game of pool at a hotel bar in New Jersey. The matter is currently before the court on…