CompuServe, Inc. v. Patterson
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CompuServe, Inc. v. Patterson[1] was a court case heard before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals which held that contacts and contracts negotiated through the Internet with a party in a different state were sufficient to grant personal jurisdiction in that state. In particular, the court held that Patterson's use of storage, electronic transmission of files, and advertisement through CompuServe's network in Ohio were sufficient to grant Ohio personal jurisdiction over Patterson.
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CompuServe, Inc. v. Patterson | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Decided | July 22, 1996 (1996-07-22) |
Citation | 89 F.3d 1257 |
Case history | |
Prior action | The District court granted the defendant's motion for dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction |
Appealed from | United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Bailey Brown, Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy, Harry W. Wellford |
Case opinions | |
The order granting Patterson's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction was reversed because Patterson had sufficient contacts with Ohio through storing his software and utilizing CompuServe's advertisement network to grant personal jurisdiction. | |
Decision by | Bailey Brown |
Keywords | |
Personal jurisdiction in internet cases in the United States Personal jurisdiction |
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