Facts:
1. Reason for Lawsuit – Gucci America is pressing charges against Wang Huoqing for selling counterfeit goods adorned with the Gucci trademark on Wang Huoqing’s websites
2. Identity & Argument of Parties – Gucci America Inc. is an international retailer of high quality luxury goods and has 21 federally registered trademarks. Wang Huoquing is a resident of the People’s Republic of China and operates numerous retail websites.
3. The Lower Court’s Decision – The court must determine whether it had personal jurisdiction of Wang Huoquing based on Internet sales.
Divorce, Alimony, Child support, Modification of judgment.
In a proceeding on a husband's complaint for modification of alimony and support obligations, there was sufficient evidence to warrant a finding that the husband retained the ability to continue to make the payments required by the judgment of divorce even though he had suffered a substantial reduction in income as the result of the termination of his prior employment. [371--373]
In a proceeding on a husband's complaint for modification of alimony and support obligations, the judge was not restricted in the circumstances to a consideration of the husband's actual income at the time of the hearing but could properly consider his potential earning capacity. [373--374]
In a proceeding on a husband's complaint for modification of alimony and support obligations on the ground that he had suffered a substantial reduction in his income, the judge was entitled to take into consideration the husband's assets in determining his ability to make the required payments. [374--376]
In a proceeding on a husband's complaint for modification of alimony and support obligations, the judge's refusal to consider the husband's expenses related to his second wife and child was not error where there was sufficient evidence to warrant a finding that the husband had the ability to make the alimony and support payments and to support himself and his second...