Pavlovich v. Superior Court
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Pavlovich v. Superior Court, 29 Cal. 4th 262, is a California Supreme Court case in which the court declined to find personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant who had no personal contacts with California. The Court found that the posting of a misappropriated trade secret on a Web site which could result in harm to California residents was not sufficient to show he had purposely availed himself of the forum state by expressly aiming his conduct at residents of California.
Quick Facts Matthew Pavlovich v. Superior Court, Decided November 25, 2002 ...
Matthew Pavlovich v. Superior Court | |
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Decided November 25, 2002 | |
Full case name | Matthew Pavlovich v. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County |
Citation(s) | 29 Cal. 4th 262; 58 P.3d 2; 127 Cal. Rptr. 2d 329 |
Case history | |
Prior history | Pavlovich v. Superior Court, 91 Cal. App. 4th 409 |
Holding | |
The case should be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction because the defendant's posting to a passive website, that had a foreseeable tortious effect in California, was not enough to show purposeful availment. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Ronald M. George |
Associate Justices | Janice Rogers Brown, Joyce L. Kennard, Kathryn Werdegar, Carlos R. Moreno, Marvin R. Baxter, Ming Chin |
Case opinions | |
Concurrence | (no written opinion) Kennard, Werdegar, Moreno |
Dissent | Baxter, joined by George, Chin |
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