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BMC SOFTWARE BELGIUM, N.V. v. MARCHAND

No. 00-1019.

83 S.W.3d 789 (2002)

BMC SOFTWARE BELGIUM, N.V., Petitioner, v. Michel MARCHAND, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 27, 2002.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merritt B. Chastain, III, Thomas H. Wilson, Houston, Vinson & Elkins, for Petitioner.

Stuart M. Nelkin, Carol Nelkin, Nelkin & Nelkin, Houston, for Respondent.

Justice BAKER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a foreign corporation's special appearance. A divided court of appeals affirmed the trial court's ruling. 80 S.W.3d 52. We conclude that the foreign corporation's contacts with Texas are insufficient to create either specific or general jurisdiction. We also conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the...

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