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JKA, INC. v. ANISA INTERNATIONAL INC.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island
Nov 13, 2008
C.A. No. 07-123S (D.R.I. Nov. 13, 2008)

Summary

finding specific jurisdiction in Rhode Island where an employee of the defendant Georgia corporation maintained a home office in Rhode Island, held business meetings there, generated significant revenues for the defendant from in-state sales, and was treated as a Rhode Island employee for tax purposes

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Opinion

C.A. No. 07-123S.

November 13, 2008


ORDER


The Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge David L. Martin filed on September 30, 2008 in the above-captioned matter is accepted pursuant to Title 28 United States Code § 636(b)(1). No objection having been filed to the Report and Recommendation, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, or in the Alternative, to Transfer to the Northern District of Georgia is DENIED.


Summaries of

JKA, INC. v. ANISA INTERNATIONAL INC.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island
Nov 13, 2008
C.A. No. 07-123S (D.R.I. Nov. 13, 2008)

finding specific jurisdiction in Rhode Island where an employee of the defendant Georgia corporation maintained a home office in Rhode Island, held business meetings there, generated significant revenues for the defendant from in-state sales, and was treated as a Rhode Island employee for tax purposes

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Case details for

JKA, INC. v. ANISA INTERNATIONAL INC.

Case Details

Full title:JKA, Inc. d/b/a Diversified Distribution Plaintiff v. Anisa International…

Court:United States District Court, D. Rhode Island

Date published: Nov 13, 2008

Citations

C.A. No. 07-123S (D.R.I. Nov. 13, 2008)

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