BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report reports that an Illinois court has ruled that an interactive Web page offering out-of-state visitors the ability to set up an appointment and submit comments is merely an advertisement and will not support, consistently with due process, the assertion of general jurisdiction in forums where the Web site is viewed.
The court rejected the sliding-scale approach established in Zippo. Case name is Howard v. Missouri Bone and Joint Ctr.
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