Rivelli v. Hemm, No. H046878, 2021 Cal. App. LEXIS 634 (Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2021)
Straumann, a Swiss company, and its Swiss-resident officer, Hemm, established purposeful contacts with California by entering into an agreement to be the exclusive distributor outside the United States for Rodo, a California company making dental products. Hemm was a member of Rodo's board at the time, but negotiated the exclusive distributorship as Straumann's agent. Rodo's shareholders sued claiming that Rodo's… Read More