Jurisdiction takes center stage in Coupang US lawsuit

Jurisdiction has emerged as the key issue in a US class-action lawsuit over Coupang's massive personal data breach. Judge Ann Donnelly on Tuesday questioned why the case should be heard in New York rather than in South Korea during a preliminary hearing at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by South Korean law firm Daeryun and its US partner SJKP, underlined that Coupang Inc. is an American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and tha