The individual defendant - a partner of the defendant law firm - was properly served, and, thus, the law firm was properly served. While the process server did not reach the individual defendant's actual place of business, pursuant to CPLR 308[2], because the building where defendants are located did not allow the process server to go to the defendant firm's floor, the building's concierge told the process server to deliver the summons to the "Building Mailroom Clerk." Under these circumstances the outer bounds of the individual defendant's actual place of business is deemed to extend to the location at which the process server was stopped.
Nath v. Chemtob Moss Forman & Beyda, LLP, NY Slip 05061 (1st Dep't October 15, 2024)
