MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 9 MOTION to Dismiss . Memorandum in Support of Facebook, Inc.s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rules of Procedure 12
471 U.S. 462 (1985) Cited 17,212 times 46 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.
Holding that use of the internet affects situs of injury inquiry because of the "speed and ease with which the internet may allow out of state actions to cause injury"
Holding venue improper unless "significant events or omissions material to the plaintiff's claim . . . occurred in the district in question, even if other material events occurred elsewhere"
Holding that a corporation's contacts with New York did not “come close to making it ‘at home' there” even though the corporation solicited business from two New York-based funds, among other contacts that the corporation had with New York
Finding relationships element not satisfied where "Plaintiffs have failed to provide any information whatsoever regarding the Defendants' respective roles in the enterprise" and made no "mention of the roles each Defendant played and the actions they took"
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 29,059 times 191 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 302 Cited 4,333 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that service may be made "to a person of suitable age and discretion at the actual place of business, dwelling place or usual place of abode of the person to be served and by ... mailing the summons to the person to be served at his or her last known residence"