MILLER v. LG CHEM, LTD.

No. COA20-687.

868 S.E.2d 896 (2022)

2022-NCCOA-55

Eric MILLER, Plaintiff, v. LG CHEM, LTD., LG Chem America, Inc., Foggy Bottom Vapes LLC, Chad & Jaclynn Dabbs d/b/a Sweet Tea's Vape Lounge, Doe Defendants 1-10, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed February 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Paynter Law Firm, PLLC, by Stuart M. Paynter , Celeste H.G. Boyd , Hillsborough, David D. Larson, Jr. , and Sara Willingham , for plaintiff-appellant.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Raleigh, by Christopher J. Derrenbacher , for defendants-appellants LG Chem, Ltd., and LG Chem America, Inc.

Schwaba Law Firm, by Andrew J. Schwaba , and Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Raleigh, by Adam Langino , for amicus curiae North Carolina Advocates for Justice.

No briefs filed by defendants Foggy Bottom Vapes LLC, Chad & Jaclynn Dabbs d/b/a Sweet Tea's Vape Lounge, and Doe Defendants 1-10.


¶ 1 Eric Miller ("Plaintiff") appeals the trial court's decision granting LG Chem, Ltd.'s ("LG Chem") and LG Chem America, Inc.'s ("LG America") (together, "Defendants") motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

I. Background

¶ 2 Defendant LG Chem is a South Korean company, which manufactures...

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