1. What are the factors that the court looked at in determining whether minimum contacts existed between the defendant and the state of North Carolina?

2. Why did the court state that the convenience of the parties was not “determinative” in this case?

The facts in the instant case [the case before the court] are undisputed. Defendant (Independence Plating Corporation) is a New Jersey corporation that provides anodizing b services. Defendant’s only office and all of its personnel are located in the state of New Jersey. Defendant does not advertise or otherwise solicit business in North Carolina. Prior to July 2007, defendant had engaged in a longstanding business relationship with

Kidde Aerospace (“Kidde”), a North Carolina company.