New York State Court Follows Daimler, Dismisses Foreign Component Part Manufacturer for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
…sdiction over Liebherr in this case. Liebherr-Elektronik manufactured a sub-component for the GAS and contracted for the sale of that sub-component to Liebherr. All of the negotiations and execution of relevant contracts took place in Germany and France. Accordingly, personal jurisdiction in New York also was lacking over Liebherr-Elektronik. Plaintiff also argued as a basis for jurisdiction over the Liebherr defendants that the Liebherr defendant…
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