Internet Solutions Corp v Marshall 611 F 3d 1368 C A 11 Fla 2010 July 27 2010 SUMMARY United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit INTERNET SOLUTIONS CORPORATION Plaintiff Appellant v Tabatha MARSHALL Defendant Appellee Nevada corporation that operated internet websites relating to employment recruiting and internet advertising whose principal place of business was in Florida brought diversity action against Washington resident who owned website that posted consumer related information about different companies alleging defamation trade libel and injurious falsehood Defendant moved to dismiss The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed action for lack of personal jurisdiction Then the plaintiff appealed ISSUE The question was certified to the Florida Supreme Court concerning the exercise of jurisdiction over nonresident defendants who commit tortuous acts within Florida Www tabathamarshall com posts consumer related information about different companies Third parties can comment on all of Marshall s entries and these comments appear on the same webpage as Marshall s original post RULE OF LAW Following the Florida Supreme Court s response to the certified question the Court of Appeals held that owner was subject to the Florida long arm statute Reversed and remanded APPLICATION Florida s long arm statute permitted the exercise of jurisdiction over actions arising out of tortuous acts committed within Florida CONCLUSION Reversed and remanded Defamatory damage the good reputation of somebody
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