Legal Opinion
Clemens v. McNamee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2010No. 09-20625PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether allegedly defamatory statements made elsewhere but which caused damage to the plaintiff in the forum state are sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over the defendant when the content and context of the statements lack any connection with the forum state. For the following reasons, we agree with the district court that the plaintiff failed to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant and affirm.
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The plaintiff, Roger Clemens, moved to Texas in 1977 at the age of fifteen. In 1983, after playing college baseball…
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