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> (in particular they could sue you in a location where the cost of travel would be expensive and if you ignored it they get a default judgement, or sue you in

by Shamu 5y ago

> (in particular they could sue you in a location where the cost of travel would be expensive and if you ignored it they get a default judgement, or sue you in both state & federal courts for slightly different things and drown you in legal costs) "This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot sue companies in a state where they may do business, but do not have significant connections to that state." Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California (BMS) https://www.andruswagstaff.com/blog/supreme-court-rules-plaintiffs-cant-sue-company-anywhere-business/ https://www.andruswagstaff.com/blog/supreme-court-rules-plai...

throwawayHN378 5y ago
If I’m not mistaken the lawsuit can be filed but you can win a challenge to jurisdiction. But in order to challenge jurisdiction you need to hire a bar certified attorney in that jurisdiction… thus defeating the point
- voakbasda 5y ago
  Conclusion: only the lawyers ever win.
- emteycz 5y ago
  Huh, you can't defend yourself?
  - wyldfire 5y ago
    Yes, you can. But then you'd need to appear... obtw there's serious risk of trying to defend a suit yourself. Maybe the judge would take pity on you and grant a continuance for you to find counsel.
    - gambiting 5y ago
      So what would happen if an American company that owns the .net domain sued me, a Polish citizen, who owns a .com domain, for that domain? My contract for the domain is with a Polish provider, surely it would have to go through a Polish court, no?
      - ev1 5y ago
        I'm under the impression that all .com is US jurisdiction, considering that they trivially seize them and VeriSign/the owner of the .com registry is a US company
yumraj 5y ago
OP used the word "Solicitor" so am assuming they are not in the US.
- DonHopkins 5y ago
  Or he could be a boy scout. "Don't solicit for your sister, that's not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price." -Tom Lehrer, Be Prepared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkrheaWuShU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkrheaWuShU

by Shamu 5y ago

throwawayHN378 5y ago

If I’m not mistaken the lawsuit can be filed but you can win a challenge to jurisdiction. But in order to challenge jurisdiction you need to hire a bar certified attorney in that jurisdiction… thus defeating the point

voakbasda 5y ago
Conclusion: only the lawyers ever win.
emteycz 5y ago
Huh, you can't defend yourself?
- wyldfire 5y ago
  Yes, you can. But then you'd need to appear... obtw there's serious risk of trying to defend a suit yourself. Maybe the judge would take pity on you and grant a continuance for you to find counsel.
  - gambiting 5y ago
    So what would happen if an American company that owns the .net domain sued me, a Polish citizen, who owns a .com domain, for that domain? My contract for the domain is with a Polish provider, surely it would have to go through a Polish court, no?
    - ev1 5y ago
      I'm under the impression that all .com is US jurisdiction, considering that they trivially seize them and VeriSign/the owner of the .com registry is a US company

yumraj 5y ago

OP used the word "Solicitor" so am assuming they are not in the US.

DonHopkins 5y ago
Or he could be a boy scout. "Don't solicit for your sister, that's not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price." -Tom Lehrer, Be Prepared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkrheaWuShU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkrheaWuShU