Legal Opinion
Ticketmaster-New York, Inc. v. Joseph M. Alioto
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 13, 1994No. 93-1692PublishedCited by 596 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case probes the frontiers of the doctrine of personal jurisdiction in a context fraught with constitutional implications. The issue, simply put, is this: Can a Massachusetts-based court, consistent with the Due Process Clause, assert jurisdiction over a California resident who is alleged to have made a defamatory comment during an unsolicited telephone interview with a staff reporter for a Massachusetts newspaper? We conclude, on the facts of this case, that the lower court correctly disclaimed jurisdiction.
1. BACKGROUND
Inasmuch as the district court dismissed this…
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