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Burke V NYP Holdings Inc

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Burke v. NYP Holdings Inc. involved defamation over the internet. According to this case, which of the following is true?


A) The key to a court assuming jurisdiction is the number and strength of the connecting factors between the cause of the action and the where the defendant resides.
B) The key to a court assuming jurisdiction is the connecting factors between where the plaintiff and the defendant reside.
C) Since the article was read, and the damage to Burke's reputation was done in America, the Court held New York was the appropriate place to sue.
D) Burke established a real and substantial connection, and that his reputation was damaged within British Columbia, even though the article was published on an American website, the Court held Burke was able to pursue a defamation action in British Columbia.
E) Since the plaintiff lived in New York, and his reputation was damaged there, the Court held New York was the appropriate place to sue.

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