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STATE v. AU OPTRONICS CORP.

No. 69318-2-I.

328 P.3d 919 (2014)

STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION; AU Optronics Corp., America; Chimei Innolux Corporation; CHI MEI Optoelectronics USA, Inc.; Epson Imaging Devices Corporation; Epson Electronics America, Inc.; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Displays, Ltd.; Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Sharp Corporation; Sharp Electronics Corporation; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., And Toshiba Mobile Display Technology Co., Ltd., f/k/a Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Defendants, LG Display Co., Ltd.; LG Display America, Inc., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 5, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Mark , Washington State Attorney General, Brady R. Johnson , Wa. State Atty. Gen./Antitrust Div., Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Michael K. Vaska , Kathryn Carder McCoy , Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, Lee F. Berger , Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

David John Burman , Cori Gordon Moore , Steven Douglas Merriman , Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Costco Wholesale Corporation.

David C. Lundsgaard , Graham & Dunn PC, Michael Ramsey Scott , Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Michael Jacob Ewart , Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson PS, Angelo J. Calfo , Tyler L. Farmer , Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes LLP, Ralph Howard Palumbo , Molly A. Terwilliger , Summit Law Group PLLC, Lynn M. Engel , Eclipse Law Group PLLC, Larry Steven Gangnes , Erin M. Wilson , Lane Powell PC, Paul Renwick Taylor , Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP, Bradford J. Axel , Mathew Lane Harrington , Stokes Lawrence, PS, Seattle, WA, for Other Parties.

LEACH, J.

¶ 1 In this case we consider the due process limitations on a Washington court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over two foreign corporations, LG Display Co. Ltd. and LG Display America Inc. (collectively LG Display). LG Display manufactures and distributes components for retail consumer goods that third parties mass-market throughout the United States. It does not manufacture or distribute any component within the state of Washington.

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