On September 26, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Murray v. Stone, 2024 NY Slip Op. 04611, holding that injury from a commercial tort occurs where the misconduct occurred, not where the economic loss occurred . . . Continue reading Injury from Commercial Tort Occurs Where Misconduct Occurs, Not Where Loss Occurs
On September 3, 2024, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Amelia Mar. Group Ltd. v. Integr8 Fuels Am. LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 33075(U), holding that registration to do business in New York does not automatically submit a defendant to personal jurisdiction in New York . . . Continue reading Registration to Do Business in New York Does Not Automatically Submit Defendant to Personal Jurisdiction Here
On August 7, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Taylor, 2024 NY Slip Op. 04119, holding that entering an appearance without challenging jurisdiction waives the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction . . . Continue reading Entering Appearance Without Challenging Jurisdiction Waives Defense of Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
On April 18, 2024, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Lelchook v. Société Générale de Banque au Liban SAL, 2024 NY Slip Op. 02081, holding that a buyer in an asset purchase acquisition was subject to personal jurisdiction based on the seller’s conduct . . . Continue reading Buyer in Asset Purchase Acquisition Subject to Personal Jurisdiction Based on Seller’s Conduct
On February 29, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Bangladesh Bank v. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 2024 NY Slip Op. 01112, analyzing conspiracy jurisdiction . . . Continue reading Decision Analyzes Conspiracy Jurisdiction
On February 15, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Black v. Phoenix Cayman Ltd., 2024 NY Slip Op. 00797, holding that a few e-mails and meetings in New York were insufficient to create personal jurisdiction in New York . . . Continue reading E-mails and a Few Meetings in New York Insufficient to Create Personal Jurisdiction
On December 29, 2023, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Reveam, Inc. v. Taylor Frères Capital Mkts., LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 34555(U), holding that sending correspondence to New York was an insufficient basis for asserting personal jurisdiction in New York . . . Continue reading Sending Correspondence to New York Found Insufficient Basis to Assert Personal Jurisdiction
On December 5, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in KPP III CCT LLC v. Douglas Dev. Corp., 2023 NY Slip Op. 06216, holding that an out-of-state corporation was not subject to general jurisdiction in New York because it had subsidiaries here . . . Continue reading Out of State Corporation Not Subject to General Jurisdiction in New York Because it Has Subsidiaries Here
On October 12, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Chaar v. Arab Bank P.L.C., 2023 NY Slip Op. 05184, holding that there is no quasi in rem jurisdiction when the property upon which jurisdiction would be based is not related to the claims made . . . Continue reading No Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction When Property Upon Which Jurisdiction Would be Based is Not Related to the Claims Made
On October 6, 2023, the Fourth Department issued a decision in L&W Supply Corp. v. Built-Rite Drywall Corp., 2023 NY Slip Op. 05079, holding that a motion to vacate a default judgment does not require a showing of a reasonable excuse or a meritorious defense . . . Continue reading A Challenge to Default Based on Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Does Not Require Excuse or Showing of Merit
