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Appeals Court Hears Jurisdiction Fight Over 1978 Partnership Contract
Summary
In Elfers RRH Ltd. v. Elfers RRH LLC, counsel disputed whether a Florida LLC can be haled into Massachusetts courts based on a 1978 partnership contract and later mailings to Massachusetts investors; panel questioned timing of jurisdictional inquiry and the effect of subsequent assignments to out‑of‑state owners.
May it please the court. Attorney Steven Bridal, representing the appellant partnership Elfers RRH Ltd., told the Massachusetts Appeals Court that the dispute over a 1978 partnership agreement and related fiduciary‑duty claims plainly connects the case to Massachusetts because the contract resulted from business solicited in the state and periodic communications were mailed to Massachusetts investors.
Bridal argued the partnership — organized in 1977 and funded largely by Massachusetts investors — carried out transactions and sent financial reports into Massachusetts, and that those mailed misrepresentations were part of the alleged malfeasance.…
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