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It's a bit more subtle. French judges consider that they have jurisdiction if one of the party is in France or (for internet-related things) if the intended public is french. See LICRA vs Yahoo! linked in another comment.



But the intended public wasn't French in this case? The guy is an English-language blogger.


If _one_ of the parties. In this case, the bank.


But they weren't a party until they sued; you're saying that France claims jurisdiction whenever a French national sues anyone anywhere in the world over any action?


How very... American of them.




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