Offshore Drilling Platforms Support Personal Jurisdiction & Venue

Originally published by Michael C. Smith.

Motions to dismiss for improper venue require the plaintiff to show that the chosen venue is improper.  In Elbit v. Hughes Network Systems, 2:15cv037 (Schroeder, J.) Judge Schroeder denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss for improper venue, finding that the claimed acts of infringement occurred on offshore drilling rigs which were within the limits of national jurisdiction and offshore from the Eastern District, thus satisfying the tests for personal jurisdiction and venue.

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