OrthoTec v. Surgiview
OrthoTec LLC, a judgment creditor of Eurosurgical, S.A., sued Surgiview, S.A.S., Scient'x, S.A. and Olivier Carli (collectively the Surgiview defendants), as well as HealthpointCapital, LLC, Healthpoint Capital Partners, L.P., Healthpoint Capital Partners II, L.P., John Foster and Mortimer Berkowitz III (collectively the Healthpoint defendants), alleging each of them had participated in a scheme to fraudulently transfer Eurosurgical's assets to Surgiview with the intent of preventing OrthoTec from collecting on its judgment against Eurosurgical. The Surgiview defendants, an individual and two corporations based in France and Belgium, and the Healthpoint defendants, individuals and entities based in New York, moved to quash the service of summons, contending none of them had the requisite minimum contacts with California to justify the court's exercise of personal jurisdiction. After permitting some jurisdictional discovery, the trial court granted each of the motions to quash. We reverse the order granting Surgiview's motion to quash, finding OrthoTec has established Surgiview's minimum contacts with California to justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction. In all other respects, Court affirm.
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