Facts

Plaintiff Richard Cook sued Geco Inc., Allkiosk Inc., and Jennifer Graves, in relation to a contract.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff contended that he entered into a contract with defendant Jennifer Graves and her companies Geco and Allkiosk to help raise capital for the companies in exchange for 25 percent equity interest. Due to his efforts, plaintiff was able to obtain a $4 million loan for Geco but was never compensated.

Plaintiff asserted causes of action for breach of contract, quantum meruit, intentional interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendants argued the complaint should be dismissed because the court lacked personal jurisdiction and venue over them. Specifically, they claimed that they operated exclusively in Arizona and that none of the alleged actions giving rise to plaintiff's claims occurred in California.

Result

The court granted the motion for lack of jurisdiction.