U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 10, 2011
Out-of-state Web companies can be sued in California
A 9th Circuit panel filed separate opinions Monday in two cases, both holding that out-of-state Web companies can be sued in California despite the defendants' protests over jurisdiction issues.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Advancing intellectual property law for the Web 2.0 era, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel filed separate opinions Monday in two cases, reversing district judges and holding that out-of-state Web companies can be sued in California despite the defendants' protests over jurisdiction issues.
Earlier case law dealt with websites that extended brick-and-mortar businesses into cyberspace, essent...
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