Opinion ID: 608628
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Heading: Washington's Long-Arm Statute

Text: 6 In this case, Washington's jurisdictional statute provides the district court with personal jurisdiction over Hartstein. Washington's long-arm statute provides, in relevant part: 7 (1) Any person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who in person or through an agent does any of the acts in this section enumerated, thereby submits said person, and, if an individual, his personal representative, to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to any cause of action arising from the doing of any of said acts: 8
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10 Wash.Rev.Code § 4.28.185 (1988). 11 The district court found Hartstein tortiously interfered with the contractual relationship between Lady's Legs and Plaintiff [Rainier], two entities doing business in Washington, which caused Rainier damage. District Court Judgment at 3. The district court also found Hartstein committed the torts of fraud and negligent misrepresentation in relation to Lady's Legs, and acquired and maintained an interest in and control of the enterprise known as Lady's Legs. District Court Judgment at 3, 6. 12 The district court's findings, which are not clearly erroneous, satisfy Washington Revised Code § 4.28.185(1)(a) and (b). Under Washington law, the district court had personal jurisdiction over Hartstein as to any cause of action arising from his commission of a tortious act within Washington and his transaction of business within Washington. See Grange Insurance Ass'n v. State of Washington, 757 P.2d 933, 936 (Wash.1988) (When an injury occurs in Washington, it is an inseparable part of the 'tortious act' and that act is deemed to have occurred in this state for purposes of the long-arm statute.), cert. denied, 490 U.S. 1004 (1989).