Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 304: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 1 – Jurisdiction)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 343: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 169: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Redefining Personal Jurisdiction: SCOTUS rules on the Ford Cases [More with McGlinchey Ep. 19]
Personal Jurisdiction Part 3 – Oral Arguments in the Ford Cases [More with McGlinchey Ep. 12]
Personal Jurisdiction Part 2: The Ford Cases [More With McGlinchey Ep. 8]
Personal Jurisdiction: Not what you learned in law school [More with McGlinchey Ep. 4]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a pivotal ruling that is likely to reshape privacy litigation for e-commerce platforms. In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Court held that Shopify, despite being...more
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
The Ninth Circuit sitting en banc has greatly expanded the reach of personal jurisdiction by holding that e-commerce companies can be sued in any state where their platforms interact with users, even without differential...more
Keypoint: In this post: (1) The Ninth Circuit holds essentially any website can be sued in California; (2) two courts limit pen registry claims; (3) courts split on whether privacy policies establish consent for wiretapping...more
In a landmark ruling, the Ninth Circuit expanded the application of specific personal jurisdiction principles to the realm of nationwide e-commerce. On April 21, 2025, an en banc panel issued a 10–1 decision ruling that...more
On Monday, April 21, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued an opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., __ F.4th __ (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2025), that plaintiffs will cite to attempt to expand...more
A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, could impact the scope of personal jurisdiction over e-commerce and other entities that utilize cookies to collect personal...more
In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, reversed a district court’s dismissal of a proposed data privacy class action for lack of personal jurisdiction. In applying traditional...more
Keypoint: In this post: (1) How a privacy policy can defeat a plaintiff’s “delayed discovery” argument; (2) Two CA state courts reject plaintiffs’ allegations concerning personal jurisdiction; (3) Three courts dismiss PR/TT...more
In the age of e-commerce, many consumer class actions involve goods and services purchased online. Those online purchases have created legal challenges for determining when an online sale may subject a party to personal...more
The internet, characterized by its borderless nature, has introduced significant challenges to the traditional concepts of personal jurisdiction in federal courts. This issue was recently highlighted in the First Circuit...more
Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more
On November 29, 2023, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the lower court’s decision in Briskin v. Shopify, limiting the court’s jurisdictional reach against e-commerce platforms alleged to have violated privacy and unfair...more
As we ring in the new year, it is time once again to reflect on some of the most significant legal developments for drug and device companies this year. The list below is by no means exhaustive (who could forget the Rule 702...more
The past few years have seen dramatic innovations in biometric technology and an accompanying exponential growth in the size of the biometrics industry, in part due to the spread of Internet of Things (IoT), artificial...more