Brandon Briskin v. Shopify, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
BRANDON BRISKIN, on behalf of No. 22-15815 himself and those similarly situated, D.C. No. 4:21-cv- Plaintiff-Appellant, 06269-PJH
v.
OPINION
SHOPIFY, INC.; SHOPIFY (USA),
INC.; SHOPIFY PAYMENTS (USA),
INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted En Banc September 26, 2024 San Francisco, California
Filed April 21, 2025
Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Consuelo M. Callahan, Morgan Christen, Michelle T. Friedland, Mark J. Bennett, Daniel P. Collins, Patrick J. Bumatay, Holly A. Thomas and Roopali H. Desai, Circuit Judges. BRISKIN V. SHOPIFY, INC.
Opinion by Judge Wardlaw; Concurrence by Judge Collins; Concurrence by Judge Bumatay; Dissent by Judge Callahan
SUMMARY *
Personal Jurisdiction
The en banc court reversed the district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, and applying traditional specific personal jurisdiction precedent to e-commerce, concluded…