Paterno v. Laser Spine Institute

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sgroi, J.

On this appeal we address the evolving issue of personal juris*36diction in the “Internet age.” The plaintiff, who is a resident of the State of New York, traveled out of state to undergo surgical treatment at the Florida-based Laser Spine Institute (hereinafter LSI), after first learning about the facility through an advertisement on the home page of the Internet service provider America Online (hereinafter AOL). The primary issue raised on appeal is whether LSI and several physicians who treated the plaintiff at the LSI facility in Florida are subject to long-arm…