James T. Conti v. Pneumatic Products Corporation and H. Michael McCurry

Today the majority holds that the United States Constitution prevents the district court from exercising jurisdiction in this case pursuant to the Ohio long-arm statute. A consideration of the facts before us and the precedents of the Supreme Court and of this Circuit does not support the majority’s conclusion. This is especially true given that this ease is at a very early stage and, in this Circuit, the plaintiff is only required to make a prima facie showing of jurisdiction in order to defeat dismissal. Further, in analyzing the pleadings at this stage, the court must construe them in a…