Registration to do Business in New York is Not Automatic Consent to Personal Jurisdiction
New York joins the listing of states whose organization registration statutes do not immediately represent consent to typical personal jurisdiction, in accordance to the Courtroom of Appeals’ choice in Aybar v. Aybar. This product liability action arose from an car accident that transpired in Virginia in a Ford vehicle outfitted with Goodyear tires that defendant procured from a third bash in New York. Ford is a Delaware corporation with its principal area of small business located in Michigan….
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
