GONZALEZ v. INTERNACIONAL DE ELEVADORES

No. 03-CV-551.

891 A.2d 227 (2006)

Rachel GONZALEZ, Appellant v. INTERNACIONAL DE ELEVADORES, S.A., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Hannon, with whom James F. Bromley and Matthew W. Carlson were on the brief, Washington, for appellant.

Edward J. Longosz, II, with whom Laura G. Stover was on the brief, Washington, for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, and TERRY and REID, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant filed this action in the Superior Court against Internacional de Elevadores, S.A. ("IDESA"), a Mexican corporation. The trial court dismissed her complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

The complaint alleged that on June 11, 1997, appellant Rachel Gonzalez, an employee of the United States government stationed at the American Embassy in Mexico City, was injured when an elevator in which she was riding malfunctioned...

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