The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the validity of service of legal process by e-mail in Rio Properties v. Rio Int'l Interlink , a case in which a Las Vegas hotel and casino alleged claims of trademark infringement against a foreign Internet business entity. While the decision lets plaintiffs serve defendants with a simple mouse click, the court also noted problems of reliability associated with e-mail service.
April 02, 2002 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
On March 20, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case Rio Properties v. Rio International Interlink, upheld the validity of service of legal process by e-mail. Thus, defendants who seek to evade service of process by moving geographically from place to place may be nailed by a simple mouse click.
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