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    The Northern District Court of Alabama likely has personal jurisdiction over Fibberman. The Alabama rule for out-of-state service is 4.2(b) which states, An appropriate basis exists for service of process outside of this state upon a person or entity in any action in this state when the person or entity has such contacts with this state that the prosecution of the action against the person or entity in this state is not inconsistent with the constitution of this state or the Constitution of the

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    The case of CompuServe Inc. v. Patterson, the court held that uploading shareware onto a computer subjects the developer to the jurisdiction where the computer is located. CompuServe, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a proprietary service company providing complete and comprehensive interactive products and access for online users. CompuServe reached milestones by making the gathering of information and exploring the Internet faster, easier and more convenient. Founded in 1969 as a computer time-sharing

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    Lower courts now have the ability to hear cases. This authority, known as jurisdiction, was granted to them by the Supreme Court. Jurisdiction also refers to the territory that a court can exercise its power. This factor also determines its other definition, the ability of a court to hear a case (Legal Information Institute, 2015). There are two components of jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and subject matter jurisdiction. Both elements are mandatory for a court to preside over a particular

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    Madonna Louise Ciccone. Company Business Location Hard Candy, LLC Florida Hard Candy Fitness California MGH Candy California New Evolution Ventures, LLC California 2. Explain when Madonna was in Florida and why her presence was not enough to allow jurisdiction A Florida federal judge on Monday shot down Madonna’s objection to having to appear for a deposition in

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    The legal concept of jurisdiction is important for the operations of American Courts because each state has the power to pass its own laws. Jurisdiction is also important in American courts because the authority is given by law to a court to try cases and rule on legal matters within a geographic area or over certain types of legal cases. When it comes to the American legal system, it is comprised of two different types of cases which are civil and criminal cases. A civil case are typically between

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    court’s power of jurisdiction in a new context. CompuServe, a computer network giant, appealed the dismissal to the federal court, for lack of personal jurisdiction, of its complaint in which it judgement that it had not infringed on the defendant’s common law copyrights and engaged in unfair competition. The district court held that the electronic links between the defendant, who lived in Texas, and Ohio, where CompuServe is located, were not enough to support personal jurisdiction. The district court

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    Case Study Of Funny Face

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    complex situation of dispute between a business selling an aftershave lotion called Funny Face, the manufacturer and distributer of the product, Novelty Now and a consumer, Donald Margolin. To understand the legal issues of this case discussion of jurisdiction, alternative dispute resolution concepts, liability from an individual and corporate viewpoint and ethical decision-making will be explored. To summarize the Case Study, three individuals started an internet based business while living in California

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    The case of CompuServe Inc. v. Patterson, the court held that uploading shareware onto a computer subjects the developer to jurisdiction where the computer is located. CompuServe, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a proprietary service company providing complete and comprehensive interactive products and access for online users. CompuServe reached milestones by making the gathering of information and exploring the Internet faster, easier and more convenient. Founded in 1969 as a computer time-sharing

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    Setting Jurisdiction and Initial Reason for Stop On 01/19/2016 at about 0550 hours I was sitting stationary at the intersection of K-53 and Meridian, Sumner County, Kansas. My patrol vehicle was facing the east, on the south side of the road. As I was sitting I witnessed a silver color GMC pick up driving south on Meridian at a high rate of speed. As the truck came closer to the intersection it failed to stop at the posted stop sing, the vehicle then attempted to turn east at an unsafe speed. The

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    Law Case Study

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    the ground that he was not personally served, (and through his wife.) • G concedes that P need not to serve him within the State of Columbia and G may be served in the state of G's residence, NY. Pam (P) v. Global Motors (GM)/ Gus (G) Personal Jurisdiction It is an authority to adjudicate claims and

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