Lee Michael Pederson v. Phillip Frost, et al.
DueProcess Securities
Does Minnesota have the power to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over Phillip Frost and CoCrystal Pharma, Inc. under Calder v Jones, where the intentionally damaged Lee Pederson's previous lawsuit in Minnesota Federal District Court by paying a potential witness (Respondent/ Defendant Daniel Fisher) to withhold promised documents and testimony from Pederson in the previous case?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does Minnesota have the power to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over Phillip Frost and CoCrystal Pharma, Inc. under Calder v Jones, where the intentionally damaged Lee Pederson’s previous lawsuit in Minnesota Federal District Court by paying a potential witness (Respondent/ Defendant Daniel Fisher) to withhold promised documents and testimony from Pederson in the previous case? : i PARTIES All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. Petitioner Lee Pederson is a resident of Minnesota. Respondent Phillip Frost is a resident of Florida. Respondent CoCrystal Pharma, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Washington State. Respondent Daniel Fisher is a resident of California. RELATED CASES Pederson v. Frost, CoCrystal and Fisher, No. 19-cv-01777, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Judgment entered January 6, 2021. Pederson v. Frost, CoCrystal and Fisher, No. 21-1260, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Judgment entered December 29, 2021. Petition for rehearing denied February 8, 2022. ii