Gloria R. Hardy v. Pioneer Parachute Company, Inc., and Parachutes Incorporated

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Gloria R. Hardy appeals from a ruling of the district court that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the appellees, Pioneer Parachute Co. and Parachutes, Inc. We conclude that the district court had jurisdiction under both South Carolina’s long-arm statute and the federal constitution. Accordingly, we reverse.

Hardy brought suit to recover damages for injuries she received while using a parachute made by Pioneer and sold by Parachutes. She asserted jurisdiction under South Carolina Code § 10.2-803(1), which provides in part: “A court may exercise personal jurisdiction…