Affidavits Prove Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Japanese Defendants Claim

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Japanese defendants named in a West Virginia welding rod complaint have filed a response supporting their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, arguing that none of the plaintiffs' arguments against the motion sufficiently refute three sworn affidavits attesting to the lack of business conducted by the defendants in the state. Adames, et al., v. AGA Gas, Inc., et al., No. 5:04-CV-44 (N.D. W.Va.).

In the response filed May 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, the defendants continue to support their motion to dismiss for lack of person al …