STATE v. NORTH ATLANTIC REFINING LTD.

No. 2009-545.

999 A.2d 396 (2010)

The STATE of New Hampshire v. NORTH ATLANTIC REFINING LIMITED and another.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: May 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Delaney, attorney general (Mary Maloney, assistant attorney general, on the brief), Sher Leff, LLP, of San Francisco, California (Victor M. Sher on the brief), and Law Offices of Matthew F. Pawa, P.C., of Newton Centre, Massachusetts (Matthew F. Pawa and Benjamin A. Krass on the brief, and Mr. Pawa orally), for the State.

Nixon Peabody LLP, of Manchester (W. Scott O'Connell and Holly Kilibarda on the brief, and Mr. O'Connell orally), and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, of New York, New York (David P. Langlois on the brief), for North Atlantic Refining Limited.


DALIANIS, J.

North Atlantic Refining Limited (North Atlantic) appeals an order of the Superior Court (Fauver, J.) denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

I. Background

This is the latest appeal stemming from the State's 2003 lawsuit against refiners and manufacturers that allegedly supplied New Hampshire with gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether, commonly referred to as "MTBE," to recover...

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