North Sails Group, LLC v. Boards & More Gmbh

Summary

The court held that Connecticut could not exercise specific personal jurisdiction over the foreign defendants in the plaintiff's breach-of-contract action because the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient minimum contacts with Connecticut. The long-term licensing relationship, communications, one visit, and the plaintiff's Connecticut-based performance did not show that the defendants purposefully availed themselves of Connecticut, particularly because the contract did not require performance there and connected the relationship to Wisconsin. The judgment dismissing the action for lack of personal jurisdiction was affirmed.