Library Search

FAQ   Summaries of Law   Dictionary

• The Ninth Circuit to Look at Internet Jurisdiction: Does Business Conducted in Cyberspace Satisfy the Requirements of Continuous and Systematic Contact? ( May 2004 )
  Nixon Peabody LLP

  On April 29, 2004, upon the vote of a majority, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a reconsideration of the ruling in <i>Gator.com Corp. v. L.L. Bean, Inc.</i>, reopening the question of whether maintaining an interactive Web site and advertising on the Internet can make a party subject to a court's jurisdiction. This decision may affect airlines and aviation related companies which sell their products and services via their Web sites.

• Standards for Internet Jurisdiction ( January 1999 )
  Christopher  Wolf of Proskauer Rose LLP

  The Internet is an interstate and international medium. But does operating a Web Site mean that the operator is subject to personal jurisdiction in courts wherever the Site is accessible? The answer obviously is no. This outline describes the types of activity that likely will permit a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over an Internet actor, consistent with the due process clause of the United States Constitution.

• The Long Arm of the Law: Generalized Online Conduct Does Not Confer Personal Jurisdiction in California ( January 2002 )
  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  The California Court of Appeals recently determined there was no personal jurisdiction over a defendant sued in California for libelous messags posted on an online message board maintained in California.

• Jurisdiction in Cyberspace ( December 2000 )
  Warren E. Agin of Swiggart & Agin, LLC

  This paper reviews the legal risks businesses face when conducting transactions over the internet and examines the emerging themes of these risks in business planning.

• Internet Jurisdiction ( September 2000 )
  Bruce W. McCullough of

  Introduction McCullough & McKenty represents an internet activist who was sued in Pennsylvania for defamation .

• Internet Contacts Insufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction ( August 1999 )
  Julianne R. Davis of Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel, LLP

  In a case of first impression in the District of Oregon, Judge Aiken ruled that defendants' interactive Internet We.

• U.S. Negotiation of Foreign Patent Licenses May Mean a Foreign Corporation Places Itself Within U.S. Court Jurisdiction ( August 1999 )
  Carl G. Love of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  A recent decision by a U.S. district court seems to ignore the realities of international contract negotiations an.

• Web Site Story 5--The Emerging Limits To Out-of-State Jurisdiction Over Web Sites ( April 1998 )
  David  Rabinowitz of Moses & Singer, LLP

  A dramatic change in Internet law was announced by the Ninth Circuit in December. The Court ruled, for th.