California Federal District Court Examines Personal Jurisdiction Issue in International Trade Secret Misappropriation and Breach of Contract Dispute and Maintains Suit Brought Against Irish Company and Owner

In a recent federal case out of California, Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California examined the issue of personal jurisdiction in an international trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract dispute. The case, Vance’s Foods, Inc. v. Special Diets Europe Limited, et al., No. 2:11-cv-02943-MCE-GGH, centers around contracts governing the business relationship between an American company and a European distributor based out of Ireland. Using a three-prong test promulgated by the Ninth Circuit to determine the court’s right to exercise specific jurisdiction over a defendant, Judge England granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.

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