In a bellwether opinion Tuesday, New York's highest court extended the state's traditionally elastic interpretation of its long-arm jurisdiction in commercial disputes to e-mails and instant messages. The court held that commercial entities' use of e-mail and instant messaging to "project themselves into New York to conduct business transactions" is covered by the long-arm provisions in the Civil Practice Law and Rules in the same way and for the same reasons that telephonic negotiations are covered.
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N.Y. High Court Finds State Jurisdiction Reaches Electronic Messages
New York Law Journal
June 7, 2006
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