8th Circuit: Single Online T-Shirt Sale Does Not Confer Jurisdiction

Mealey's (August 9, 2022, 9:46 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Upholding a trial court’s dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction, an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 2 ruled that a California T-Shirt company’s sale of one shirt via its website to a Missouri customer was not sufficient to constitute purposeful availment that would establish specific jurisdiction over the out-of-state defendant....