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Business Litigation Motion to Dismiss Personal Jurisdiction

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Recent Commercial Division Decision Provides a Primer to the Myriad of Potential Issues Associated with Collecting A Judgment...

On November 10, 2021, a Commercial Division Court issued a decision on a motion to dismiss the claims brought by Wilmington Trust Company (“WTC”) against a wide range of parties that WTC alleged to be alter egos of an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Commercial Division Limits the Reach of New York’s Long-Arm Statute

In Black Diamond Aviation Grp. LLC v. Spirit Avionics, Ltd., 70 Misc. 3d 823 (Sup. Ct. Suffolk Cnty. 2020), Justice James Hudson of the Suffolk County Commercial Division limited the reach of New York’s long-arm statute, CPLR...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

PA Federal Court Nixes Out-of-State Business Entities' Supposed “Consent” to General Personal Jurisdiction as Unconstitutional

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In a decision that should have a ripple effect in Pennsylvania state and federal courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held in a June 6, 2019, opinion that “the Pennsylvania statutory scheme...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Personal Jurisdiction Over Japanese Airplane Entities Does Not Fly in New York County

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In a recent decision, Justice Scarpulla of the New York County Commercial Division declined to exercise personal jurisdiction over several Japanese entities, and even imposed sanctions on the plaintiff for attempting to...more

Morris James LLP

Court Of Chancery Addresses The Need For Legally-Distinct Co-Conspirators Under A Conspiracy Theory Of Jurisdiction

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The general rule is that personal jurisdiction based on a conspiracy theory cannot rely on allegations of an individual officer conspiring with his corporate employer. There is a possible exception, however, when the officer...more

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