Legal Opinion
Dole Food Co. v. Watts
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2002No. 01-55002PublishedCited by 303 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam A. Fletcher, Circuit Judge
Dole Food Company (“Dole” or “Dole U.S.”) appeals the district court’s dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction in California of its suit against Malcolm Watts and Carl Boenneken, citizens and residents of European countries. Dole alleges that Watts and Boenneken fraudulently induced Dole, headquartered in California, to lease warehouse space in The *1108Netherlands on unfavorable terms without disclosing that they had ownership interests in the property. We reverse the district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, decline to uphold…
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