Mover Fails to Prove Jurisdiction in Suit Over Internet Site Jun 29, 2007
"One might think that New York State Legislature meant for no provision of the long-arm statute to grant jurisdiction over an-out-of-state defendant with respect to a cause of action for defamation," Sack said ... "These courts have concluded that the posting of defamatory material on a Web site accessible in New York does not, without more, constitute 'transact[ing] business' in New York for purposes of New York's long-arm statute," he said. (Law.com)
Navajo Nation holds court at College Feb 13, 2007
"The defense, on the other hand, did not feel that long-arm jurisdiction could be applied in this situation."My client's store is approximately 25 miles north of the border," defense attorney Paul McGoldrick said, arguing that because his client's store is so far from the reservation, he is bound solely by the laws of the state of Colorado and not responsible for the intoxication of the tribal member."I do not have a problem at all with the way the Navajo court system and legislative branch... (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
Court: E-mail means business Jun 8, 2006
"A sophisticated institutional trader knowingly entering our state - whether electronically or otherwise - to negotiate and conclude a substantial transaction is within the embrace of the New York long-arm statute," Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye wrote, referring to the state law governing which cases can be heard in New York courts. The decision is a logical extension of past decisions on telephone communications, according to several experts in civil procedure and commercial law. (Newsday -- Business)
N.Y. High Court Finds State Jurisdiction Reaches Electronic Messages Jun 7, 2006
"[W]hen the requirements of due process are met ... a sophisticated institutional trader knowingly entering our state -- whether electronically or otherwise -- to negotiate and conclude a substantial transaction is within the embrace of the New York long-arm statute," Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye wrote in Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. v. Montana Board of Investments, 71. The Deutsche Bank case is essentially a breach of contract case involving a bond transaction between a Manhattan-based bank and... (Law.com)
