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United States v. Lake

Citations

  • 36 M.J. 317
  • 1993 CMA LEXIS 12
  • 1993 WL 64693

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that because “the advertisement was broadcast into Virginia\ that \alone [was] a sufficient basis [for asserting] jurisdiction under [Virginia’s long-arm] statute.”
  • holding Virginia court had specific jurisdiction over West Virginia organization and its chairman who allegedly defamed Virginia residents in television ad broadcast in West Virginia but viewable in Virginia
  • holding Virginia court had specific jurisdiction over West Virginia organization and its chairman who allegedly defamed Virginia residents in television ad broadcast in West Virginia but viewable in Virginia
  • finding specific jurisdiction because television station \regularly broadcast into” the forum state and \must have foreseen” that they would be sued there
  • finding specific jurisdiction because television station “regularly broadcast into” the forum state and “must have foreseen” that they would be sued there
  • finding specific jurisdiction based on television show that aired in forum state

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Cox, Crawford, Gierke, Sullivan, Wiss

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