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Minimum Virtual Contacts: A Framework For Specific Jurisdiction In Cyberspace, Adam R. Kleven
Minimum Virtual Contacts: A Framework For Specific Jurisdiction In Cyberspace, Adam R. Kleven
Michigan Law Review
As the ubiquity and importance of the internet continue to grow, courts will address more cases involving online activity. In doing so, courts will confront the threshold issue of whether a defendant can be subject to specific personal jurisdiction. The Supreme Court, however, has yet to speak to this internet-jurisdiction issue. Current precedent, when strictly applied to the internet, yields fundamentally unfair results when addressing specific jurisdiction. To better achieve the fairness aim of due process, this must change. This Note argues that, in internet tort cases, the “express aiming” requirement should be discarded from the jurisdictional analysis and that …
Personal Jurisdiction And The Web, Joseph S. Burns, Richard A. Bales
Personal Jurisdiction And The Web, Joseph S. Burns, Richard A. Bales
Maine Law Review
Courts have struggled in determining precisely when a defendant should be subject to suit in a particular forum based on his or her Web activity. Although most jurisdictions have applied some form of the “minimum contacts” test, the test has been applied inconsistently. A new standard is needed to resolve personal jurisdiction disputes arising out of Web activity. This Article examines the ways in which modern courts have attempted to resolve personal jurisdiction issues based on Web activity, as well as the inconsistencies that have resulted from the inherent difficulty in conceptualizing the Web.
The Legal World Wide Web: Electronic Personal Jurisdiction In Commercial Litigation, Or How To Expose Yourself To Liability Anywhere In The World With The Press Of A Button, Robert M. Harkins Jr.
The Legal World Wide Web: Electronic Personal Jurisdiction In Commercial Litigation, Or How To Expose Yourself To Liability Anywhere In The World With The Press Of A Button, Robert M. Harkins Jr.
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Beyond Zippo's Sliding Scale - The Third Circuit Clarifies Internet-Based Personal Jurisdiction Analysis, David M. Fritch
Beyond Zippo's Sliding Scale - The Third Circuit Clarifies Internet-Based Personal Jurisdiction Analysis, David M. Fritch
Villanova Law Review
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The Taming Of E-Health: Asserting U.S. Juridiction Over Foreign And Domestic Websites, Melissa K. Cantrell
The Taming Of E-Health: Asserting U.S. Juridiction Over Foreign And Domestic Websites, Melissa K. Cantrell
West Virginia Law Review
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Personal Jurisdiction And The Internet--Proposed Limits On State Jurisdiction Over Data Communications In Tort Cases, David Wille
Personal Jurisdiction And The Internet--Proposed Limits On State Jurisdiction Over Data Communications In Tort Cases, David Wille
Kentucky Law Journal
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