Personal Jurisdiction – Page 2

Surfing for Personal Jurisdiction from Online Activity

May 13, 2009 Josh Gilliland Blogging, Discovery, e-Discovery, Personal Jurisdiction

The internet has made applying the traditional touchstones for personal jurisdiction challenging. Ever so slowly courts have addressed the personal jurisdiction questions in internet cases, to arrive at a point now where there may not be bright lines to guide us; but there are definitely guidelines emerging. U.S. District Court[…]

Breaking Up is Hard To Do: A Look at Personal Jurisdiction for Online Defamation

January 4, 2009 Josh Gilliland Blogging, Personal Jurisdiction

Law school is notorious for ending relationships. Fatima R. Dos Santos Fahmy v. Stephen Graham Hogge, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87103 takes the cake of a bad break-up between former law students and illustrates the requirements for a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a blogger for defamation. […]