Intellectual Property
May 25, 2002
E-Mail Service Has Arrived and Soon May Be Readily Accepted
Focus Column - Litigation - By Matthew P. Kanny and Jonathan M. Eisenberg - Service of a summons and complaint by e-mail is coming of age. In March, the 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Nevada federal court's order effecting service through e-mail and regular mail on a foreign corporate defendant who was apparently evading traditional methods of service. See Rio Properties Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007 (2002).
Service of a summons and complaint by e-mail is coming of age. In March, the 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Nevada federal court's order effecting service through e-mail and regular mail on a foreign corporate defendant who was apparently evading traditional me...
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