A federal appeals court hemmed in the jurisdictions where consumers have standing to sue national e-commerce payment platforms for certain claims in a ruling Tuesday.

In a case of first impression, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found e-commerce companies such as Canada-based Shopify Inc. are not subject to specific jurisdiction in privacy and unfair competition claims just because a consumer made a purchase with the platform from a certain location.

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