Deer Consumer Products, Inc. v. Little

OPINION OF THE COURT

Carol Robinson Edmead, J.

In this defamation action by plaintiff Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (Deer), defendant Alfred Little (Little) (appearing pseudonymously) seeks (1) to dismiss the complaint against him pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) for lack of personal jurisdiction and (2) to appear and/or proceed anonymously.

Factual Background

Deer, a Nevada corporation doing business in Guandong, China, is a publicly traded1 company which manufactures and sells small home appliances. Deer alleges that Little authored *329several defamatory reports,2 published on a Web site operated by…