Legal Opinion
Harper v. Biolife Energy Systems, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 2018No. 7294 S-16488PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOWERS, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A woman sued two New York corporations in the superior court in Valdez, alleging violations of her right of publicity and right of privacy. Her claims related to an allegedly false account regarding her recovery from cancer ; she discovered the account in a brochure promoting products by BioLife Energy Systems, Inc., while working for BioLife's distributor in Colorado. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction, claiming that neither of them has the minimum contacts with Alaska necessary to satisfy due process. The…
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