Lexon Insurance v. Devinshire Land Development, LLC

Lexon Insurance Company (“Lexon”) appeals the dismissal of a breach of contract claim against Devinshire Land Development, LLC (“Devinshire”) for lack of specific personal jurisdiction. 1 For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Devinshire is a real estate development company that sought to develop a residential golf community named Queens Gap in Rutherford County, North Carolina. At the time development began, Devinshire was organized as a limited liability under North Carolina law but owned by a limited liability company organized in Ohio, which in turn, was…