Internet Contracting and E-Commerce Disputes International.pdf

Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU The Global Business Law R eview Law Journals 2011 Internet Contracting and E-Commerce Disputes: International and U. S. Personal Jurisdiction A nne McCafferty Follow this and additional works at : http://engagedscholarship. /gblr Part of the Civil Pro edure Commons, Computer Law Commons, and the International Trade Commons Re ommended Citation Note, Internet Contracting and E-Commer e Disputes: International and U. S. Personal Jurisdiction, 2 Global Bus. L. Rev. 95 (2011) This Note is brought to you for free and open a ess by the Law Journals at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been a epted for inclusion in The Global Business Law R eview by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please ontact library.es@ . INTERNET CONTRACTING AND E-COMMERCE DISPUTES: INTERNATIONAL AND UNITED STATES PERSONAL JURISDICTION ANNE MCCAFFERTY† I. INTRODUCTION 95 II. BACKGROUND 98 A. The Evolution of Personal Jurisdiction in the United States 99 B. State Long-Arm Statutes: The Bedrock for Improvement 102 1. Types of Long-Arm Statutes 103 2. Due Process Considerations 105 C. International Personal Jurisdiction 106 1. General Personal Jurisdiction 107 2. Specific Personal Jurisdiction 108 3. Alternative Means of Asserting Personal Jurisdiction in International Cases 109 D. E-Commerce: Contracting through the Internet 111 1. Types of E-Commerce Transactions and the Problems Resulting from Their Use 112 2. The Zippo “Sliding Scale” Test 113 3.