Brann & Isaacson Wins Jurisdictional Fight In Contract Dispute

On January 24, 2018, Justice MaryGay Kennedy sided with plaintiffs represented by Connor Beatty and Peter Brann in denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by Idaho–based defendants. The plaintiffs, Daniel Mason and Kira Barber, allege in their complaint that the defendants, Rocky Mountain Wings LLC and Stace Schrader, shipped them a defective airplane kit and misrepresented the facts to them about it. The defendants contested that the Maine court had jurisdiction over them because they lacked sufficient contacts with the State of Maine. Justice Kennedy, in her order, ruled that the requirements of state and constitutional law were satisfied, and the case could go forward in Maine Superior Court.