On May 13, 2022, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in V6CO LLC v. Business Advocate Law PLLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 31579(U), holding that the use of a New York bank was an insufficient basis for asserting personal jurisdiction in New York . . . Continue reading Use of New York Bank Insufficient to Justify Assertion of Personal Jurisdiction
On April 13, 2022, Justice Crane of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in State of Qatar v. First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 22113, holding that submitting FOREX trading quotes to New York-based services was an insufficient basis for asserting personal jurisdiction in New York . . . Continue reading Submitting FOREX Trading Quotes to New York-Based Services Insufficient Basis for Personal Jurisdiction
On December 27, 2021, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Haussmann v. Baumann, 2021 NY Slip Op. 51232(U), holding that engaging New York counsel and investment banks in a deal was an insufficient basis for asserting personal jurisdiction for a claim relating to the deal . . . Continue reading Engaging New York Counsel and Using New York Investment Banks Insufficient Basis for Personal Jurisdiction
On December 16, 2021, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Estate of Kainer v. UBS AG, 2021 NY Slip Op. 07056, holding that a court need not consider whether it has personal jurisdiction over a defendant before deciding a forum non conveniens motion . . . Continue reading Court Need Not Address Personal Jurisdiction Before Deciding Forum Non Conveniens Motion
On October 28, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Oberon Sec., LLC v. Titanic Entertainment Holdings LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op. 05929, holding that the affiliates of a contracting party were bound by the contract’s terms, including its forum selection clause . . . . Continue reading Affiliates of Contracting Party Bound by Contract’s Terms, Including its Forum Selection Clause
On July 26, 2021, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Meritage Hospitality Group, Inc. v. North Am. Elite Ins. Co., 2021 NY Slip Op. 50700(U), holding that a contract clause submitting to the jurisdiction of the New York courts was not an agreement to venue in any of those courts . . . Continue reading Contract Clause Submitting to a Court’s Jurisdiction is not a Forum Selection Clause
