Marullo v. Zuppardo

REDMANN, Chief Judge.

We granted certiorari to review the overruling of exceptions to jurisdiction by Har-rah’s (a Nevada hotel corporation) and two of its Nevada employees, Ahern and Mor*270gan. We now affirm as to Harrah’s and reverse as to Ahern and Morgan.

Plaintiffs were solicited in Louisiana by Louisiana resident Zuppardo, a “junket representative” of Harrah’s “sister [Nevada] corporation” Harrah’s Club, to go on a gambling junket to Harrah’s, with free room at Harrah’s and free transportation from New Orleans to Nevada in Harrah’s private airplane. Plaintiffs allege that the Louisiana…