Legal Opinion

Masterguard, L.P. v. Eco Technologies International LLC D/B/A Yellowblue

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 22, 2013No. 05-12-01318-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice LANG-MIERS.

In this interlocutory appeal, appellant MasterGuard L.P. challenges the trial court’s order sustaining the special appearance of appellee Eco Technologies International LLC d/b/a YellowBlue (Eco Technologies). Because we conclude that Eco Technologies is subject to specific jurisdic tion in Texas, we reverse the trial court’s order.

Brief and Evidence Filed Under Seal

Before considering MasterGuard’s issues, we must address one preliminary matter. In both this Court and the trial court, portions of the deposition of Mark Allen Schroder, Eco Technologies’s…

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3Cited by24 opinions

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