Bubble Wrap Co. (BWC), an Atlanta corporation, has its principal place of business in New York. John, a resident of Florida, asserted on his Web site that BWC is engaged in ongoing criminal activity, scams, and phishing. BWC sued John in the U.S. District Court for the District of New York, alleging defamation and injury to BWC's business in New York. John filed a motion to dismiss the case alleging that neither subject-matter nor in personam jurisdiction existed. The court granted the defendant's motion and dismissed the case because:

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The court likely found that John did not have sufficient minimum contacts with New York to establish personal jurisdiction, as his statements were made on a website and he resides in Florida.