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Indiana Appellate Court Grapples With State AGs’ Personal Jurisdiction Over Digital Platforms

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On September 30, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the State of Indiana has personal jurisdiction over TikTok, reversing a trial court decision dismissing Indiana’s action. Originally published in Westlaw Today -...more

Paul Hastings LLP

The Federal Circuit Addresses Where Participants of Amazon’s APEX Program Can Be Haled Into Court

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The Federal Circuit’s decision in SnapRays, d/b/a SnapPower v. Lighting Defense Group (May 2, 2024) addresses personal jurisdiction in federal district court actions that arise out of Amazon’s Patent Evaluation Express (APEX)...more

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Montana Supreme Court Finds Minimum Contacts in Social Media Posts Targeting State Residents

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Posting on social media about businesses located in another state could give rise to personal jurisdiction in that state, according to a recent landmark opinion by a sharply divided Montana Supreme Court. In Groo v. Montana...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

You asked for it, Kathy Griffin.

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Ex-CEO's lawsuit against the comedian/activist will proceed. Who ever thought personal jurisdiction could be interesting? In April 2021, the CEO of a telehealth company was eating dinner with his wife at a hotel in a suburb...more

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Third Circuit Holds Facebook Not Immune Under Section 230 of Communications Decency Act from State Law Claims Alleging Violation...

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In a precedential opinion, Hepp v. Facebook, et al., ____ F.4th ______, No. 20-2725 (3d Cir. Sept. 23, 2021) (publication pending), the Third Circuit became the first Circuit Court of Appeals to apply the intellectual...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 3, August 2020

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The Editors' Note - Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Quick Study in Doxing and Personal Jurisdiction: Vangheluwe v. GotNews

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In the digital age, the internet not infrequently stretches the bounds of traditional jurisprudence and raises tricky new questions. An example from earlier this year is Vangheluwe v. GotNews, LLC, where a federal court in...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Could Service Of Process Via Facebook Be The Way Of The Future?

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Ah, technology. In this modern world, we navigate the roads on our phones instead of a map. We talk to a cylindrical tube to tell it to order more toilet paper for us, tell us the weather, read us the news, or turn on the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Jurisdiction: No “Situs of Injury” Merely Because Copyrighted Material Is Accessible

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Because content posted online can be accessed nearly anywhere, courts regularly face the issue of whether they have personal jurisdiction over a defendant who posted material to the web or a social media site. Recently, one...more

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