Internet Contacts Insufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction
Julianne Ross 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.
Thelen Reid Report No. 371: Commercial Users Of The Internet Can Find Themselves Defending Lawsuits In Unexpected Places
Thelen LLP
This article discusses the possibility that personal jurisdiction may be granted in distant states may be exercised if the business have a consumer web presence in that distant state.
Standards for Internet Jurisdiction
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.
Enforcement of Judgments
State Department
Publication from the United States Department of State regarding the enforcement of foreign judgments.
Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
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.
March 2004 Insurance Law Alert
Nixon Peabody LLP
This issue contains articles on asbestos claims against Crown Cork & Seal, barred coverage for losses incurred from substandard steel, Alabama's jurisidiction over Cayman Island complaints, and Halliburton's Asbestos Bankruptcy Plan.
U.S. Negotiation of Foreign Patent Licenses May Mean a Foreign Corporation Places Itself Within U.S. Court Jurisdiction
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.
Managing Cross-Border Litigation
J. Brian Casey of Baker & McKenzie LLP
All project planning involves the setting of defined goals, their scheduling and control. The difficulty with litigation, unlike any other commercial project, is the existence of an opponent who is seeking to defeat your plans at every step. As originally stated by Helmuth von Moltke: "no plan of operations extends with certainty beyond thefirst encounter with the enemy's main strength."
Managing U.S.-Canada Cross-Border Litigation
J. Brian Casey of Baker & McKenzie LLP
All project planning involves the setting of defined goals, their scheduling and control. The difficulty with litigation, unlike any other commercial project, is the existence of an opponent who is seeking to defeat your plans at every step. As originally stated by Helmuth von Moltke "no plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy's main strength."
The Ninth Circuit to Look at Internet Jurisdiction: Does Business Conducted in Cyberspace Satisfy the Requirements of Continuous and Systematic Contact?
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 Gator.com Corp. v. L.L. Bean, Inc., 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.