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Ninth Circuit Substantially Expands Personal Jurisdiction Over E-Commerce Businesses in Briskin v. Shopify

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On April 21, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a decision in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc. substantially broadening the exercise of personal jurisdiction over online businesses...more

Proskauer on Privacy

Ninth Circuit Reshapes Personal Jurisdiction Standards for E-Commerce Platforms in Briskin v. Shopify

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In a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit in Briskin, the court ruled that e-commerce platform Shopify purposefully directed its conduct toward California because of its nationwide operations, rejecting the need for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit En Banc Reverses Panel Decision and Holds Non-Resident Corporation Providing Web-Based Payment Processing Platform...

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In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 9410 (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, held that the Canada-based company Shopify, Inc....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Amazon’s “Buy Box” Legally Boxes Out the Competition

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On March 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order to dismiss a consumer antitrust lawsuit filed against Amazon. In the lawsuit styled Hogan v. Amazon.com, Inc., the consumer-plaintiffs...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

In a Case of First Impression, Ninth Circuit Addresses Personal Jurisdiction Issues Involving Non-Resident Corporation Providing a...

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In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, 2023 WL 8225346 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Canada-based company Shopify, Inc. (“Shopify”), which provides a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

California Court of Appeal Finds Amazon Is Not Shielded from Liability for Defective Product Sold Through Its Website

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In a decision that may impact future e-commerce, the California Court of Appeal held in Bolger v. Amazon.com, LLC that under California law, Amazon could be strictly liable for an allegedly defective battery manufactured by a...more

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A Link in the Chain? Developments Regarding E-Commerce Website Liability for Defective Products Sold by Third-Party Vendors

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More than 100 years ago, the New York Court of Appeals issued its now-infamous opinion in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., which ushered American courts into a new age of personal injury jurisprudence. Writing for the majority,...more

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3rd Circuit Creates New Obligations for Online Platforms

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The 3rd Circuit recently held Amazon.com liable for damages for a product sold by a third-party. This is a potentially landmark ruling in the ongoing battle between consumers and online platforms regarding the obligations...more

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