State v. Granite Gate Resorts, Inc

In State v. Granite Gate Resorts, Inc. (Minn. Ct. App. 1997) 568 N.W.2d 715, affd. (Minn. 1998) 576 N.W.2d 747, the state of Minnesota filed a complaint against out-of-state entities that operated a website advertising online gambling, alleging that the defendants engaged in deceptive trade practices, false advertising, and consumer fraud on the internet. (Id. at pp. 716-717.) In upholding the exercise of jurisdiction, the Minnesota court concluded the advertising contacts on the internet justified the "exercise of personal jurisdiction where unlawful or misleading advertisements are the basis of the plaintiff's claims. " (Id. at p. 720.)