Johnston v. Multidata Systems International Corp.

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• holding that sales in Texas of .5%-2.5% of total global sales over four years did not amount to “substantial, systematic, and continuous contacts”
• explaining that a plaintiff need only make a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction if the district court rules on the issue without an evidentiary hearing
• holding that there was no general jurisdiction over a Canadian company even though it employed two Texas residents and a former corporate director lived in Texas, as the director did not conduct board business in Texas
• concluding that Multidata’s sale of approximately $140,000 worth of goods over a five-year period to Texas customers and its employees' occasional travels to Texas to service equipment or attend trade conventions did not support general jurisdiction over Multidata
• concluding that Multidata's sale of approximately $140,000 worth of goods over a five-year period to Texas customers and its employees' occasional travels to Texas to service equipment or attend trade conventions did not support general jurisdiction over Multidata
• concluding that Multidata’s sale of approximately $140,000 worth of goods over a five-year period to Texas customers and its employees' occasional travels to Texas to service equipment or attend trade conventions did not support general jurisdiction over Multidata

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