Opinion
NO. 2013 CW 1852
01-09-2014
LISA LAMBERT, WIFE OF/AND DANIEL LAMBERT v. ROBERT H. BONE, JR., JAMES BROCKWELL BONE, STEPHANIE YOUNGBLOOD, BONE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC., BONE ENDUSTRIES, LLC, D/B/A BONE MARKETING, WAINWRIGHT-BOWDEN REALTY GROUP, INC., D/B/A RE/MAX REALTY GROUP, RE/MAX INTERNATIONAL, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, DEF INSURANCE COMPNY, AND GHI INSURANCE COMPANY
In Re: RE/MAX, LLC, applying for supervisory writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa, No. 2010-1581.
BEFORE: KUHN, HIGGINBOTHAM, AND THERIOT, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The exercise of jurisdiction over relator in this case does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice. See Crummey v. Morgan, 2007-0087 (La. App. 1st Cir. 8/8/07), 965 So. 2d 497, writ denied, 2007-1806 (La. 11/9/07), 967 So.2d 509. The real estate purchased by the plaintiffs is in Louisiana. Furthermore, relator, through its website, engaged in continuous and systematic contact with Louisiana residents. Relator purposefully availed itself of contacts in Louisiana such that it should have reasonably anticipated being subject to in personam jurisdiction in this state.
JEK
TMH
Theriot, J., dissents and would grant the writ and reverse the trial court's August 12, 2013 ruling. Relator's contacts with the State of Louisiana are not sufficient to justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction over relator by the trial court. See A&L Energy, Inc. v. Pegasus Group, 2000-3255 (La. 6/29/01), 791 So.2d 1266; Quality Design and Const., Inc. v. Tuff Coat Mfg., Inc., 2005-1712 (La. App. 1st Cir. 7/12/06), 939 So.2d 429. COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT ______________________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT