Legal Opinion
Parsons v. Kal Kan Food, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 24, 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging injuries due to defendants’ negligence in relation to an accident at a warehouse in New Jersey. Defendant East Coast Warehouse and Distribution Company (hereinafter defendant) moved to dismiss the complaint against it for lack of personal jurisdiction (see CPLR 3211 [a] [8]). Supreme Court granted the motion, prompting plaintiffs’ appeal.
Defendant is not subject to personal jurisdiction in New York under CPLR 301.* That statute permits New York courts to exercise jurisdiction over an entity that has engaged in “a continuous and systematic course of…
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