United States Third Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging defamation in violation of state law and retaliation in violation of the First Amendment brought after plaintiff was accused of plagiarism and expelled from an internet-based educational program, summary judgment based on a lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed where plaintiff did not establish that the nonresident defendants expressly aimed their conduct at Pennsylvania.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2006
• Decided 08/22/2007
• Published 08/22/2007

Judges

• Before: SLOVITER, CHAGARES and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stanley B. Cheiken (Argued), Jenkintown, PA, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven K. Ludwig (Argued), Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.