Choon Young Chung v. Nana Development Corporation

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

The issue on appeal is whether an Alaska corporation, defendant NANA Development Corp., is subject to the personal jurisdiction of a federal district court sitting in diversity in Virginia, based upon a single sale in Alaska of reindeer antlers to plaintiff Choon Young Chung, where part of the purchase was subsequently shipped by common carrier to plaintiff in Virginia. The district court found personal jurisdiction to exist under the Virginia long-arm statute, Va.Code § 8.01-328.1(A)(2) (1984). We hold that the “minimum contacts” between NANA and Virginia required by…