Legal Opinion
United Bank of Kuwait, PLC v. James M. Bridges, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 4, 1991No. 90 Civ. 3944 (RPP)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.
This an action for malpractice against a Virginia accountant and his accounting firm. Defendants move pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, defendants’ motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
The facts underlying this motion are not in dispute. Defendant James M. Bridges (“Bridges”) is a certified public accountant who resides in the state of Virginia and is the general partner of James M. Bridges, Ltd., a five-person accounting firm with its only…
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