Best Buy Co. v. Hitachi Ltd.

*1006 ORDER DENYING BEIJING-MAT-SUSHITA COLOR CRT CO.’S MOTION TO DISMISS

I. INTRODUCTION

Now before the Court is Defendant Beijing-Matsushita Color CRT Company’s (“Defendant” or “BMCC”) motion to dismiss certain Direct Action Plaintiffs’ (“Plaintiffs” or “DAPs”) complaints for lack of personal jurisdiction. 1 ECF No. 2118 (“MTD”). The motion is fully briefed. ECF Nos. 2239-4 (“Opp’n”) (filed under seal), 2363 (“Reply”). 2 Finding this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument, Civ. L.R. 7-l(b), the Court DENIES the motion.

II. BACKGROUND

Defendant is a Chinese company with its principal place of business in Beijing, China. See Target SAC ¶ 38; Best Buy FAC ¶ 44; Sears Compl. ¶ 40; Tech Data FAC ¶46. During the time relevant to the Complaints, Defendant was a joint venture, and its shareholders included MT Picture Display Co. Ltd. (“MTPD”), a subsidiary of Defendant Panasonic Corporation (“Panasonic”), which owned 50 percent of Defendant. Id. Three Chinese companies owned the remainder. See id. Plaintiffs allege that MTPD controlled Defendant, classified it as a business unit, monitored its activities, and assigned its directors responsibility over Defendant. ECF…