CYBERSITTER, LLC v. People's Republic of China

ORDER DENYING: (1) HAIER GROUP CORPORATION’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND FAILURE TO JOIN A NECESSARY AND INDISPENSABLE PARTY (Doc. 139); (2) BEIJING DAZHENG HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, LTD.’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (Doc. 143); (3) BEIJING DAZHENG HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, LTD.’S MOTION TO DISMISS OR STAY CASE FOR FORUM NON CONVENIENS (Doc. 144); AND (4) ZHENGZHOU JINHUI COMPUTER SYSTEM ENGINEERING, LTD.’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (Doc. 150)

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

This case concerns the alleged intentional misappropriation of computer software code belonging to Plaintiff CYBERsitter, LLC, d/b/a Solid Oak Software, by numerous Defendants in China and Taiwan. Before the Court are five separate motions: three motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed individually by Defendants Haier Group Corporation (“Haier”), Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy, Ltd. (“Dazheng”), and Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Ltd. (“Jinhui”), (Docs. 139, 143, 150); a motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens filed by Dazheng and joined by Jinhui, (Docs. 144,…