Regal Ware, Inc. v. TSCO CORP.

Regal Ware, Inc., appeals from a dismissal of its request for declaratory judgment against TSCO Corporation. The underlying complaint related to Regal Ware's termination of a long-standing agreement with TSCO, whereby TSCO brokered Regal Ware cookware to Japanese distributors on a commission basis. The circuit court dismissed the action, concluding that it was unable to exercise personal jurisdiction over TSCO. Regal Ware claims that the circuit court erred in this finding, and further claims that the court should have applied § 801.63, Stats., to determine whether the Wisconsin action should…