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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Law - "Virtual Contacts and Personal Jurisdiction"
Robert S. Friedman and Mark E. McGrath write today in the New York Law Journal in an article that begins:
Since the 2007 New York Court of Appeals decision in Fischbarg v. Doucet courts in New York and around the country have continued to grapple with personal jurisdiction issues involving electronic contacts such as Web sites, e-mails and instant messages (collectively, e-contacts). Our articles in 2007 and 2008 discussed many of the decisions of interest, and we provide an update here in this evolving area.In addition, this article analyzes how courts are handling jurisdictional questions attendant to the next generation of technology, such as forms of "cloud computing," including virtual data rooms and social networks. As these technologies continue to develop and opportunities arise to increase revenue, companies risk having to defend themselves in far-off jurisdictions never before contemplated.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 16, 2009 09:03 AM
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