Legal Opinion
Austin v. CrystalTech Web Hosting
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 22, 2005No. 1 CA-CV 04-0823PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PORTLEY, Judge.
¶ 1 We are asked to determine whether section 509 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 1 (the “CDA”) bars a defamation claim and related state tort claims against an interactive computer services provider. 2 We also examine whether the court had personal jurisdiction over John M. Daniels (“Daniels”), a resident of Bali, Indonesia. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the superior court’s rulings.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 Mark A. Austin (“Austin”) and Daniels operate separate travel-related businesses in Bali. CrystalTech Web Hosting (“Crystal-Tech”), an Arizona…
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