MILLER YACHT SALES, INC. v. SMITH

No. 02-3304.

384 F.3d 93 (2004)

MILLER YACHT SALES, INC., Appellant v. Steven SMITH, individually; Mariner Yacht Sales, Inc.; Ivan Bogachoff, individually; Island Yacht Brokers; ABC Corporations 1-10, names being fictitious; John Does, (1-10), names being fictitious.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chryssa Yaccarino, (Argued), Villani & DeLuca, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, for Appellant.

Ivan Bogachoff, (Argued), Bogachoff & Associates, Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, NYGAARD, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.


NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

The District Court dismissed Miller Yacht Sales' suit for trade-dress infringement, statutory and common law unfair competition, and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, because it concluded that it lacked personal jurisdiction over Appellees. Because we conclude that Appellees have sufficient contacts with New Jersey, we will reverse.

I.

To defeat Appellee's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction...

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