American Land Program, Inc. v. Bonaventura Uitgevers Maatschappij, N v. Peter Hund, Louis Johan Leeman, N.A.G. Van Rossum

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for slander arising out of a Dutch journalist’s investigation of a land-sales scheme. American Land Program, Inc. appeals the district court’s order granting a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction over the foreign defendants. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

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BACKGROUND

American Land Program, Inc. (ALP Inc.) is a California corporation that does business in various states. American Land Program, B.V. (ALP B.V.) is a Dutch corporation that conducts a wide-ranging real estate enterprise in which Dutch and other European investors are…