Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
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I am being sued by an out of state company for selling some items on the net.
Beings i dont live in there state, and have no ties there at all, do they have jurisdiction over me?
See item listed below that i found about this''
Personal Jurisdiction: The Basics
No matter what the subject, a court will not hear your case unless it has personal jurisdiction over all the parties involved. Having personal jurisdiction means that the court has the Constitutional right (legal power) to make a binding decision over the person doing the suing (the plaintiff) and the person being sued (the defendant).
Usually it's no problem to assert jurisdiction in a local court over a defendant who resides or operates a business in your state.
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Re: Internet
Regradless, you will need to hire an attorney in the offending state to file a motion to quash service of summons on the ground the court has no jurisdiction. Whether the court in the plaintiff's state has jurisdiction depends on your contacts with that state. Just selling a few items to a resident of that state would not constitute jurisdiction. However, if you sell frequently to that state, hire shiiping services in that state, use a warehouse in that state, or advertise within that state, the court in that state could consider itself to have jurisdiction.
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