Adams v. Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co.

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of the plaintiffs’ product-liability claim for lack of specific personal jurisdiction. Although the defendant purposefully availed itself of Connecticut’s market through substantial sales, the claim lacked the required case linkage because the carburetor was not sold, installed, used, or alleged to have malfunctioned in Connecticut, and no materially similar defective product was connected to the state. The plaintiffs’ Connecticut residency alone could not supply that missing connection.