New York Court of Appeals

Gabriel Fischbarg, Respondent v. Suzanne Doucet, Also Known as Suzanne Bell-Doucet, Appellants

December 20, 20079 N.Y.3d 375

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed that personal jurisdiction over California defendants who retained a New York attorney and maintained frequent communications in New York was proper under CPLR 302(a)(1), because those contacts constituted a transaction of business sufficient to satisfy due‑process requirements.