When Internet Libel Lands You In An Out-Of-State Court

Law360, New York (April 24, 2015, 10:33 AM EDT) -- Mind what you post on Internet. This advice is hardly new, but not all heed it. An arguably libelous post might not only land its author in court, it might land him in a state the author has never even once visited. A Colorado resident recently learned this lesson the hard way when she fell under the personal jurisdiction of a Texas federal court because of the allegedly "libelous and defamatory statements" she posted on Internet about a Texas resident. Hawbecker v. Hall, No. SA-14-CV-1010-XR (W.D. Tex. Feb. 19, 2015)....

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