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How Do Lawyers Think Differently From Stem Professionals When Approaching Problems And Risk, Jessica Silbey Jan 2018

How Do Lawyers Think Differently From Stem Professionals When Approaching Problems And Risk, Jessica Silbey

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Conference: Bridges II: The Law-STEM Alliance & Next Generation Innovation

Following the Bridges II conference, a select group of scholars met to discuss challenges facing law and technology. NULRO, along with David Schwartz and Leslie Oster, asked the participants to respond to prompts generated from that meeting.


Minimum Contacts In A Borderless World: Voice Over Internet Protocol And The Coming Implosion Of Personal Jurisdiction Theory, Danielle K. Citron Apr 2006

Minimum Contacts In A Borderless World: Voice Over Internet Protocol And The Coming Implosion Of Personal Jurisdiction Theory, Danielle K. Citron

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Modern personal jurisdiction theory rests on the twin pillars of state sovereignty and due process. A nonresident's "minimum contacts" with a forum state are treated as the equivalent of her territorial presence in the state and hence justify a state's exercise of sovereignty over her. At the same time, the nonresident's "purposeful availment" of opportunities within the state is seen as implying her agreement to that state's jurisdiction in exchange for the protection of its laws. This theory presumes that a nonresident directs voice communications to known places by dialing a telephone number's area code.

Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") …