Legal Opinion
Digital Equipment Corp. v. Altavista Technology, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 12, 1997No. 96-12192-NGPublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GERTNER, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.458
II. BACKGROUND.459
III. PERSONAL JURISDICTION .461
A. Burden Of Proof.461
B. Personal Jurisdiction And The Internet.462
C. Methods Of Determining Personal Jurisdiction.463
D. The Massachusetts Long-Arm Statute .464
1. ATI’s Transaction Of Business In Massachusetts.464
2. ATI’s Alleged Tort Caused By Acts In Massachusetts.466
3. Alleged Tort Caused By Acts Outside Massachusetts.467
E. Constitutional Due Process Concerns.468
1. Relatedness .468
2. Purposeful Availment.468
3. “Reasonableness” Test (Featuring Gestalt Factors).470
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