Can an identity theft victim who lives overseas bring a civil suit for damages in US court?

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Can an identity theft victim who lives overseas bring a civil suit for damages in US court?

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Yes, if the U.S. court has jurisdiction over the defendant. Anyone can sue in any U.S. court, because you agree to the court's jurisdiction by filing in that court. But the court must also have jurisdiction over the person you are suing. So, for example, a person in Australia cannot sue a person in Japan in U.S. courts, unless what they are suing over is something that happened in the U.S.

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I agree with Mr. McCormick.