From this morning's decision in Sig Sauer v. Bagnell by Judge Landya McCafferty (D.N.H.):
Sig Sauer's claims relate to a computer-generated animation that Bagnell uploaded to [his] law firm's website and to YouTube. {Bagnell and his law firm are Connecticut residents. Bagnell's practice includes representing plaintiffs in lawsuits against Sig Sauer alleging that Sig Sauer's negligent design and manufacture of the [Sig Sauer] P320 [pistol] allows it to be fired without a trigger pull.} … Sig Sauer alleges that the animation … incorrectly depicts some of the P320's internal geometry. Sig Sauer also claims that the animation makes assertions about the mechanics of the P320 that are physically impossible.
Sig Sauer has moved for a preliminary injunction requiring Bagnell to remove the animation from YouTube, the law firm's website, and "from any other location over which they have control." The preliminary injunction would also restrain Bagnell from publishing the animation elsewhere in the future. Bagnell objected to the motion for preliminary injunction, contending, among other arguments, that the court cannot exercise personal jurisdiction over him and the law firm.
The court agreed that New Hampshire, and therefore the federal court in New Hampshire, lacked jurisdiction over Bagnell:
