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· 7/21/1999

Fairview MacHine & Tool Co. v. Oakbrook International, Inc.

Citations

  • 56 F. Supp. 2d 134
  • 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11308
  • 1999 WL 521571

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  • holding that court had personal jurisdiction over, defendants, and that transfer was not warranted
  • defendants transacted business under § 3[a] where they “sent substantial correspondence, including approximately $1,500,000, into the Commonwealth” in connection with an agreement to purchase machinery from a Massachusetts corporation
  • defendants contracted to purchase almost two million dollars’ worth of machinery from the plaintiff
  • purposeful availment where, pursuant to an agreement to purchase approximately two million dollars’ worth of machinery from the plaintiff, the defendants “exchanged multiple telephone calls, [facsimilies] and letters” with the plaintiff in Massachusetts

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