Legal Opinion
Bruce M. Foster v. Arletty 3 Sarl Patrick Abadie
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2002No. 00-2540PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MALCOLM J. HOWARD wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
MALCOLM J. HOWARD, District Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Bruce Foster challenges the district court’s determination that the French company with which Foster contracted did not have sufficient contacts with South Carolina to support the assertion of personal jurisdiction over this company and one of its officers. Because the exercise of jurisdiction over these ap-pellees does not comport with “traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice,”…
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