Suppose a business in Georgia sets up a web site advertising its services and th

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Suppose a business in Georgia sets up a web site advertising its services and this web site is accessible all over the world. A company in Illinois sues the Georgia firm in an Illinois trial court, claiming the service offered by the Georgia company was a sham, fraudulent and misled consumers. As a result of the internet advertising, the Illinois business that invested in the Georgia company lost over $100,000.00 The Georgia Company:

Would be subject to the jurisdiction of only the federal court in Illinois so long as the amount of the dispute is less than $100,000.

Explanation / Answer

Would be subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois courts so long as a court could find the Georgia Company had maintained “minimum contacts” in Illinois.

Since the Georgia Company had ‘Out of state business’, like in this case, out-of-Illinois, Illinois could have jurisdiction over the Georgia Company provided it is proven that Georgia Company maintained ‘Minimum contacts’ in Illinois. This is as per the Supreme Court framework.

Would be subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois courts so long as a court could find the Georgia Company had maintained “minimum contacts” in Illinois.

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