gator.com Corp. v. L.L. Bean, Inc.

OPINION

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the issue of whether the District Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant-Appellee L.L. Bean, Inc. (“L.L. Bean”), either because L.L. Bean’s contacts with California as a result of its sales and other activities in California are “substantial” or “continuous and systematic,” or because L.L. Bean sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Plaintiff, Gator.com Corp. (“Gator”), at its office in California. In response to L.L. Bean’s motion for dismissal, the District Court determined that it did not have in personam jurisdiction. Because we…