JAZINI v. NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

No. 686, Docket 97-7611.

148 F.3d 181 (1998)

Peyman JAZINI, a minor, by his parents, Ali Jazini and Mina Mahmoudieh; Ali Jazini, individually; Mina Mahmoudieh, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Ian Goodman, New York City, (Tomás L. Ryan, Ryan and Ryan, New York City, on the briefs) for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Joel A. Dewey, Baltimore, MD (Loren H. Brown, Piper & Marbury, New York City, on the brief) for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: KEARSE, LEVAL and FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal challenges the decision of the district court dismissing a product liability suit against a Japanese automobile manufacturer because the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant. We affirm.

I.

The appellants, a married couple and their minor son (collectively the Jazinis), all residents of New York state, brought this damage suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New...

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