BROWN v. METER

No. COA08-944.

681 S.E.2d 382 (2009)

Edgar D. BROWN and Pamela Brown, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Julian David Brown, and Karen M. Helms, Administratrix of the Estate of Matthew M. Helms, Plaintiffs, v. Eric R. METER, French Soccer Network, European Soccer Network, North Carolina Youth Soccer Association, Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V., Goodyear Luxembourg Tires SA, Goodyear SA, Goodyear Lastikleri T.A.S. and Goodyear Dunlop Tires France, SA., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A., by William K. Davis, Charlot F. Wood, and Kevin G. Williams, Winston-Salem, for Defendants-Appellants.

Kirby & Holt, L.L.P., by David F. Kirby and William B. Bystrynski, Raleigh, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.


ERVIN, Judge.

Goodyear Luxembourg Tires SA (Goodyear Luxembourg), Goodyear Lastikleri T.A. (Goodyear Turkey), and Goodyear Dunlop Tires France SA (Goodyear France) (collectively, Defendants) appeal from an order entered 1 May 2008 denying their motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and concluding that the "[e]xercise of general jurisdiction over defendants comports with Due Process and does not offend traditional notions of fair play and justice." After...

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