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· 10/28/1996

Berry Gordy v. The Daily News, L.P. George Rush Tony Turner

Citations

  • 95 F.3d 829

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that specific jurisdiction existed in light of evidence of \targeting\ of the plaintiff, who was a forum resident
  • noting that 13 subscriptions, “even though few, is not random or fortuitous ....”
  • distinguishing certain cases holding that no personal jurisdiction existed under Calder on the ground that in those cases targeting was lacking
  • distinguishing certain cases holding that no personal jurisdiction existed under Calder on the ground that in those cases targeting was lacking
  • finding personal jurisdiction proper in California defamation action against New York newspaper because 13 to 18 California residents subscribed to the paper
  • finding personal jurisdiction where “[t]he prime targeting [arose] ... from the fact that [plaintiff was] an individual who live[d] in California”

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Judges: Canby, Boochever, Leavy

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