Business Court Dismisses Trade Secrets Suit for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Defendant with Substantial Texas Presence

In GoSecure v. CrowdStrike, Division 3 granted CrowdStrike's special appearance and dismissed claims arising from alleged 2011-2012 California trade secret misappropriation, holding that neither general jurisdiction (despite CrowdStrike's large Texas office and sales) nor specific jurisdiction (because claims did not "arise out of or relate to" Texas contacts occurring years after the operative facts) existed over the Delaware corporation principally based in California. The decision clarifies that substantial in-state business operations alone cannot support general jurisdiction absent principal place of business, and that specific jurisdiction requires a substantial connection between forum contacts and the operative facts underlying the claims.