Connecticut-based employers received a belated holiday gift on December 26, 2012, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit interpreted a rarely cited provision of the Connecticut long-arm statute governing personal jurisdiction over individuals.
Although more well-known provisions of Connecticut General Statutes § 52-59b(a) permit personal jurisdiction in causes of action arising from transacting business or owning property in the state or from committing tortious acts in the state or that cause injury here, the less familiar § 52-59b(a)(5) permits the exercise of jurisdiction over any person who uses a computer or computer network located within the state, provided the alleged cause of action arises from such computer use.
