Leon Talbot v. Johnson Newspaper Corporation, and Stuart P. MacLaren

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's dismissal of the defamation suit for lack of personal jurisdiction over the California resident Macharens. The court held that the long‑arm statute CPhR 302(a)(1) does not permit jurisdiction because the defendants' contacts with New York were not sufficiently related to the cause of action.