MALONE v. EQUITAS REINSURANCE LTD.

No. B136005.

101 Cal.Rptr.2d 524 (2000)

84 Cal.App.4th 1430

Thomas E. MALONE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EQUITAS REINSURANCE LIMITED et al., Defendants and Respondents. Cyril Lucas, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Equitas Reinsurance Limited et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

As Modified November 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker, Keener & Nahra, Robert C. Baker, Santa Monica, Daniel Patrick Leonard and R. Jeffrey Neer, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, Barry L. Bunshoft, San Francisco, Deborah A. Pitts and Jennifer A. Vane, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.


MALLANO, J.

This case is just one of many in which individual underwriters at Lloyd's of London have sued English entities in the United States based on events that occurred in England. The trial court dismissed the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. We conclude that defendants did not have the requisite contacts with the State of California and affirm.

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