TICKETMASTER-NEW YORK, INC. v. ALIOTO

No. 93-1692.

26 F.3d 201 (1994)

TICKETMASTER-NEW YORK, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Joseph M. ALIOTO, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan W. Lubell, with whom Malcolm I. Lewin, Frank McClain-Sewer, Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, New York City, Stephen R. Wainwright, and Wainwright, Wainwright, Wainwright, Wainwright & Wainwright, Brockton, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

James A.G. Hamilton, with whom Theodore F. Schwartz, Jerry Cohen, and Perkins, Smith & Cohen, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and STAHL,


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This case probes the frontiers of the doctrine of personal jurisdiction in a context fraught with constitutional implications. The issue, simply put, is this: Can a Massachusetts-based court, consistent with the Due Process Clause, assert jurisdiction over a California resident who is alleged to have made a defamatory comment during an unsolicited telephone interview with a staff reporter for a Massachusetts newspaper? We conclude, on...

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