CAREFIRST OF MARYLAND v. CAREFIRST PREGNANCY CTRS.

No. 02-1137.

334 F.3d 390 (2003)

CAREFIRST OF MARYLAND, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Carefirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAREFIRST PREGNANCY CENTERS, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Carefirst, Defendant-Appellee, and NetImpact, Incorporated, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ruth Mae Finch, Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Frederick Christopher Laney, Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Barth X. deRosa, Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Raymond P. Niro, Jr., Matthew G. McAndrews, Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.

Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ joined.

OPINION

KING, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we address whether an Illinois organization subjected itself to personal jurisdiction in Maryland by operating an Internet website that allegedly infringed the trademark rights of a Maryland insurance company. Carefirst of Maryland ("Carefirst") accuses Chicago-based Carefirst...

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