Legal Opinion
Jewish Defense Organization, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 1999No. B129319PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LILLIE, P. J.
By this petition for writ of mandate, defendants in a defamation action seek to vacate the trial court’s order of January 25, 1999, denying their motion to quash service of summons for lack of jurisdiction over them, or in the alternative, to stay or dismiss the action on the ground of forum non conveniens. The principal issue for review is whether California can properly assert jurisdiction over nonresident defendants based on their contract with several Internet service providers with offices in California to operate World Wide Web sites from New York; defendants’ Web…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
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