The scenario:

Ruiz is a Spanish national who resides in Spain and is an active user of the social network known as FriendFace. While in Spain, Ruiz posts a defamatory statement to FriendFace about a famous trombone player (TP) who lives in California, U.S.A. claiming TP was faking theirrecordings and couldn't actually play. FriendFace is a U.S. company with its main offices inCalifornia, but its main servers are in Ireland.

While on vacation along the Spanish coastline, Ruiz posts their location on FriendFace. As a result, Ruiz is kidnapped by human traffickers and brought to the U.S. to work in a factory for no pay. Ruiz escapes from the factory and becomes the subject of a lot of media about being kidnapped and escaping. TP sees the media coverage about Ruiz getting a book and movie deal about her harrowing story and has Ruiz served with a summons and complaint alleging defamation and requesting damages. TP also sues FriendFace for allowing the defamation to be published.

The U.S. public, outraged at the kidnapping and enslavement of Ruiz (which is also illegal inSpain), demand the U.S. prosecute the kidnappers, but they've returned to Spain.

Utilize the above facts and research the law to:

Analyze the jurisdictional issues involved in TP's lawsuit against Ruiz.

Analyze the jurisdictional issues with the U.S. prosecution of the kidnappers and the

prospects of extradition.

Analyze jurisdictional issues with TP's suit against FriendFace.

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