On September 23, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Federal Natl. Mtge. Assn. v. Cassis, 2026 NY Slip Op. 05381, holding that counsel’s general appearance waived the client’s personal jurisdiction defense . . . Continue reading Counsel’s General Appearance Waived Personal Jurisdiction Defense
On February 6, 2026, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in U.S. Alliance Group, Inc. v. Jubilee Group LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 30471(U), holding that a forum selection clause is insufficient to create personal jurisdiction . . . Continue reading Forum Selection Clause Insufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction
On October 14, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Cohn v. RTW Retail Winds Acquisition LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 05626, holding that a court could not find defendants in contempt when personal jurisdiction was in doubt . . . Continue reading Court Could Not Find Defendants In Contempt When Personal Jurisdiction Was in Doubt
On July 30, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in National City Mtge. Co. v. Wercberger, 2025 NY Slip Op. 04490, holding that a motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction because of improper service can only be made by the defendant over whom jurisdiction is being asserted . . . Continue reading Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Can Only Be Made by Defendant Over Whom Jurisdiction is Being Asserted
On July 11, 2025, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Benuvia Holdings, LLC v. Next Frontier Holdings, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 32597(U), holding that a defendant was subject to personal jurisdiction in New York because of his close relationship to a business that signed a note with a New York forum selection clause . . . Continue reading Defendant Subject to Jurisdiction in New York Because of Close Relationship to Company That Signed Note With New York Forum Selection Clause
On May 23, 2025, Justice Jamieson of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Rotonde v. Stewart Title Ins. Co., 2025 NY Slip Op. 50862(U), dismissing an action for failure properly to serve the defendant . . . Continue reading Action Dismissed for Failure Properly to Serve the Defendant
On February 7, 2025, Justice Jamieson of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Pepsico, Inc. v. Crystal Springs Resorts/Minerals Hotel, 2025 NY Slip Op. 50515(U), holding that advertising mentioning a business’s proximity to New York was insufficient to create personal jurisdiction in New York . . . Continue reading Advertising Mentioning a Business’s Proximity to New York Insufficient to Create Personal Jurisdiction in New York
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
