Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr.
In Aybar v. Aybar, the Court of Appeals considered whether a foreign corporation consents to general jurisdiction by New York courts when the corporation registers to do business and designates a local agent for service of process in New York in accordance with the requirements of New York’s Business Corporation Law (BCL).
In a majority opinion written by Judge Madeline Singas and joined by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Judges Eugene Fahey, Michael Garcia and Anthony Cannataro, the court ruled that a foreign corporation’s compliance with the relevant BCL provisions constitutes consent to service of process in New York, but does not constitute consent to general jurisdiction by New York courts.
