On November 13, 2009, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan applied the Calder effects test in granting a defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), or, in the...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an advisory warning of "noticeable increases" in efforts to hack into the computer systems of law and public relations firms.  This trend began as many as two years ago.  Current schemes often center...

A federal judge in Georgia has ruled that tweeting in court constitutes the "broadcasting of judicial proceedings" in violation of Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Facebook provided the alibi for a robbery suspect. Each weekend,...

This week, I'll be speaking at seminars entitled Among the Experts:  Online Marketing for Lawyers.  The seminars, held tomorrow in Washington, D.C. and Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland, will cover: Core Web Presence - discussing how to develop a...

Two high school sophomores have sued the school that punished them for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace. Twitter and Facebook users were the subject of scams. Each weekend, E-Commerce Law Briefs provides a brief summary and commentary on...