Ruling by
Laurence D. RubinLower Court
Los Angeles County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
Curtis A. KinDefendant's systematic business activities in California were sufficient to support a finding of specific jurisdiction even though the cause of action did not arise out of defendant's in-state conduct.
Court
California Courts of Appeal 2DCA/5Cite as
2022 DJDAR 7872Published
Jul. 26, 2022Filing Date
Jul. 22, 2022Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
Petition DeniedOral Argument
May 3, 2022DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA LLC,
Petitioner,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
Respondent;
YONGQUAN HU et al.,
Real Parties in Interest.
No. B316199
(Los Angeles County
Super. Ct. No. 21STCV07830)
California Court of Appeal
Second Appellate District
Division Five
Filed July 22, 2022
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION
[There is no change in judgment]
BY THE COURT:
It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on July 7, 2022, is modified as follows:
On page 10, second paragraph, delete the sentence that reads
As with the present case, the "vehicles were designed and manufactured elsewhere, and the company had originally sold the cars at issue outside the forum States. Only later resales and relocations by consumers had brought the vehicles to Montana and Minnesota [the forum states]." (Ford, supra, 141 S.Ct. at p. 1020.)
and replace with:
As with the present case, the vehicles at issue had been designed, manufactured, and originally sold outside the forum states. Resales and customer relocations had brought the vehicles to the forum states. (Ford, supra, 141 S.Ct. at pp. 1022-1023.)
There is no change in judgment.
RUBIN, P. J.
BAKER, J.
MOOR, J.
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