WASHINGTON SHOE CO. v. A-Z SPORTING GOODS INC.

Nos. 11-35166, 11-35206.

704 F.3d 668 (2012)

WASHINGTON SHOE COMPANY, a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. A-Z SPORTING GOODS INC., an Arkansas corporation, DBA A-2-Z Wholesale.com, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Widell , Santa Fe, New Mexico; Timothy B. McCormack , Seattle, WA, for Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Roger M. Townsend , Breskin, Johnson & Townsend PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Before: MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, JAY S. BYBEE, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

In this copyright infringement action, we address whether an Arkansas retailer is subject to personal jurisdiction in Washington when its only relevant contact with the state is a claim that it willfully violated a copyright held by a Washington corporation. The district court for the Western District of Washington dismissed Washington Shoe Company's ("Washington Shoe") action against A-Z Sporting Goods, Inc. ("A-Z") for lack...

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