minimum-contacts requirement. Case Example 2.5 Dr. Arthur Delahoussaye, a Louisiana resident, bought a special racing bicycle he saw listed on eBay from Frederick Boelter, who lived in Wisconsin. Later, while Delahoussaye was riding the bike, he had to "bunny hop" (jump) over a gap in the pavement. When he landed, the front wheel disconnected, pushing the forks of the bicycle into the ground and propelling him over the handlebars and onto the pavement. Delahoussaye suffered serious injuries. He sued Boelter in a Louisiana court, alleging that Boelter had negligently removed the secondary retention devices designed to prevent the detachment of the front wheel. The Louisiana court ruled that the state did not have jurisdiction over Boelter, and a state appel- late court affirmed. Boelter did not have any prior relationship with Delahoussaye, did not initiate communications with Delahoussaye, and discussed the transaction with Delahoussaye only over the Internet. Payment was made through an intermediary, PayPal, and Boelter shipped the bicycle to Louisiana. The sale of a single bicycle to Delahoussaye over eBay was not enough to give Louisiana state jurisdiction over Boelter, so the plaintiff's case was dismissed