Maurice Pierce & Associates, Inc. v. Computerage, Inc.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

FISH, District Judge.

This case is before the court on the motion of defendant Computerage, Inc. (“Computerage”) to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) or, in the alternative, to transfer for improper venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons which follow, the court is of the opinion that the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction should be granted.

I. Factual Summary

In January 1983, William Korner (“Korner”), acting on behalf of the Korner Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, initiated negotiations by mail and by telephone…