Virginia's "Long-arm" statute

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DefamatoryCowHat Retweeted

Hi @Popehat does this analysis make sense to you? I’d love to bear your thought.

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I want to note something about the lawsuit brought by @DevinNunes against @DevinCow and others that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere.

The choice of venue, as covered by Section III of the Complaint, is an absolute joke. [1/]

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There is no justification for choosing Virginia state court for this lawsuit.

Nunes' legal basis comes in Par. 14 (13 and 15 are basically foundational), and the claim is boggling for jurisdiction buffs. [2/]

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He is arguing, in essence, that because some amount of Twitter's business is done within the borders of the State of Virginia, they have jurisdiction under the so-called "long-arm statute".

And, in fact, the Virginia Code does allow for such personal jurisdiction. [3/]

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But there's no way that claim holds water. Twitter doesn't have corporate offices in Virginia. They have no physical presence there, and the question of how to classify internet connections and mobile traffic within state boundaries is one that has yet to be answered. [4/]

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{Snip the rest of them.}