State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Ridgeway Brands Manufacturing, LLC

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the plaintiff failed to allege that an out-of-state corporate defendant (Trevally, Inc. or “Trevally”) was present in North Carolina at the time of the alleged transaction or otherwise availed itself of the laws and privileges of this State, the trial court did not err in dismissing the plaintiffs claims against defendant Trevally pursuant to N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

This is the second time this year that this case has come before this Court. A detailed discussion of the prior procedural history of…