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Ninth Circuit Decides that Selling Car on eBay Does Not Support Long-Arm Jurisdiction

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed a novel issue for the circuit courts in Boschetto v. Hansing, No. 06-16595 (9th Cir. Aug. 20, 2008).  That is, “[d]oes the sale of an item via the eBay Internet auction site provide sufficient “minimum contacts” to support personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant [...]

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