H. Heller & Co. v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

MAJORITY OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellants, H. Heller & Co., Inc. and Gulf Performance Polymers, Inc., appeal from the denial of their plea to the jurisdiction. In the court below, Louisiana-Pacific filed for enforcement of an Alabama judgment against appellants. On appeal, appellants contend that the trial court erred in denying their plea to the jurisdiction because the Alabama court issuing the original judgment did not have personal jurisdiction over them. We affirm.

Background

Appellants manufacture high-density polyethylene, or HDPE, a thermoplastic made from petroleum. In…