Practice point: A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a non-domiciliary who transacts any business within New York, pursuant to CPLR 302(a).
Practitioners should note that jurisdiction may result from even one transaction, if it was purposeful and it bears a substantial relationship to the claim.
Case: Executive Life Ltd. v. Silverman, NY Slip Op 08994 (2d Dept. 2009)
The opinion is here.
Monday’s issue: Motion practice.
