Building owners brought a libel action against a former tenant who posted a review of the apartment building on a Website: “Sadly, the Building is (newly) owned and occupied by a sociopathic narcissist—who celebrates making the lives of tenants hell. Of the 16 mostly-long-term tenants who lived in the Building when the new owners moved in, […]
Ninth Circuit Relaxes Standard For Personal Jurisdiction Based On Internet Postings.
The Ninth Circuit, in opinions written by Judge William Fletcher, made it easier to subject defendants to local jurisdiction based on activities on the internet. In CollegeSource, Inc. v. AcademyOne, Inc. (Ninth Cir.; August 8, 2011) 653 F.3d 1066, [2011 DJDAR 11896], defendant, a Pennsylvania corporation posted material collected by plaintiff on its website. Defendant […]