Opinion ID: 2634764
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Lukoil

Text: Archangel's complaint alleges that Lukoil directly or indirectly controlled a company that managed AGD at all relevant time periods, and that Lukoil's agents directed AGD to make the aforementioned communications into Colorado. Lukoil challenges Archangel's allegations of personal jurisdiction with the affidavits of various employees, which provide competent evidence that Lukoil did not acquire any interest in AGD until March 30, 2001. In an effort to establish a prima facie showing of specific jurisdiction over Lukoil, Archangel again relies on the affidavits of its corporate officers, which provide competent evidence that Lukoil obtained control of AGD as early as December 1997. Archangel's evidence also shows that many of Lukoil's former employees became members of AGD's board of directors soon thereafter. Based on the pleadings and evidence, it appears that Archangel attempts to assert specific jurisdiction over Lukoil based on the principle that AGD was acting as its agent. However, without deciding whether this tactic is legally sound, we conclude that since Archangel has failed to establish a prima facie showing of specific jurisdiction over AGD, Archangel has also failed to demonstrate a prima facie showing of specific jurisdiction over Lukoil.