Legal Opinion
HY Cite Corp. v. Badbusinessbureau.com, L.L.C.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 8, 2004No. 03-C-0421-CPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CRABB, Chief Judge.
Defendant badbusinessbureau.com owns and operates a website that displays consumer complaints against various businesses. In this civil action, plaintiff Hy Cite Corporation contends that by operating this website, defendant has engaged in unfair competition, false advertising, disparagement and trademark infringement in violation of state and federal law. Now before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. Subject matter jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1367.
I conclude that plaintiff has failed to show…
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