Southwest Aviation Specialties, L.L.C. v. Wilmington Air Ventures IV, Inc

In Southwest Aviation Specialties, L.L.C. v. Wilmington Air Ventures IV, Inc., No. 02-08-062-CV, 2008 WL 4938334 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth, Nov. 20, 2008, pet. denied), defendants, both Oklahoma residents, were sued in Texas state court on breach of contract claims. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants conducted some work under the contracts while they were at an airport in Fort Worth. When the defendants failed to timely respond to requests for admissions which established minimum contacts with the forum, the requests were deemed admitted. The Fort Worth court concluded that the deemed admissions provided a basis for the trial court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction. Id.