Novak v. Benn
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Robert Novak, the defendant in a defamation action brought by John Benn in the Colbert Circuit Court, appeals from a default judgment awarding Benn $50,000 and from a postjudgment order permitting execution upon an Internet domain name ("petswarehouse.com") and a federally registered trademark ("Pets Warehouse") held by Novak. Because we conclude that the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over Novak, we reverse both the judgment and the postjudgment execution order.
Benn filed his action in April 2002, naming Novak, Jack Nolan, and various fictitiously named parties (see Rule 9(h), Ala.…
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