Weinstein v. Kmart Corp.

The Supreme Court properly concluded that the third-party defendant Sequoia Insurance Company (hereinafter Sequoia) is subject to personal jurisdiction in New York. In support of its motion, inter alia, to dismiss the third-party complaint insofar as asserted against it pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8), Sequoia submitted the affidavit of one of its vice presidents, who acknowledged that the company became licensed to conduct insurance business in New York prior to the commencement of the third-party action. Sequoia additionally admitted that, as required by Insurance Law § 1212, it appointed the…