Legal Opinion
Electronic Media International v. Pioneer Communications of America, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 27, 1991PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRODY, Justice.
Electronic Media International (EMI) appeals from an order of the Superior Court (York County, Cole, J.) dismissing its complaint against Pioneer Communications of America, Inc. (Pioneer), for lack of personal jurisdiction. EMI contends that the court erred in concluding that it had failed to establish sufficient contacts by Pioneer with Maine to show that Pioneer had purposefully availed itself of the benefits of conducting business here. We agree and vacate the order.
On March 1, 1989, EMI, a small Maine corporation with a place of business in Ken-nebunkport, contacted Pioneer…
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