Practice point: Pursuant to CPLR 302(a)(1) a New York court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nondomiciliary if the nondomiciliary has purposefully transacted business within New York, and there is a substantial relationship between the transaction and the claim asserted. Purposeful activities are volitional acts by which the non-domiciliary avails itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the State, thus invoking the benefits and protections of its laws. More than limited contacts are required for purposeful activities sufficient to establish that the non-domiciliary transacted business in New York.
Case: Coast to Coast Energy, Inc. v. Gasarch, NY Slip Op 02876 (1st Dep't April 13, 2017)
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Tomorrow's issue: Personal jurisdiction, nondomiciliaries, and agency.
