Abstract
This Note provides insight into the history of personal jurisdiction and how it has evolved over time, particularly as online Internet commerce and peer-to-peer Internet communication has become more prevalent. Next, this Note discusses the nature of online selling platforms such as Etsy and the challenges that these reputable online platforms present to sellers conducting business through their websites. Finally, it suggests that the standards for minimum contacts have been set so low, that now a single, unintentional contact could create liability. This would not provide the fairness that the International Shoe personal jurisdiction test emphasizes as a crucial point in the analysis. This Note will propose that moving forward, courts should be willing to shift their perspectives more heavily towards the fair play and substantial justice prong of the personal jurisdiction test, in order to provide more flexibility for unique defendants.
Recommended Citation
Jayci Noble,
Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet: A Shift in the International Shoe Analysis for Users of E-Commerce and Peer-to-Peer Websites,
42
S. Ill. U. L.J.
521
(2018).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol42/iss3/6