Legal Opinion
Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 7, 2013No. 12-P-178PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWolohojian, J.
The plaintiffs, who are coadministrators of their brother John’s estate, brought the underlying declaratory judgment action in the Probate and Family Court, seeking a declaration that electronic mail messages (e-mails) John sent and received using a Yahoo!, Inc. (Yahoo!), e-mail account are property of his estate.3 A probate judge dismissed the complaint, concluding that a forum selection clause required that suit be brought in California. The judge also concluded that res judicata barred the administrators from bringing their claim in a Massachusetts court, but did not bar them from…
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