N.Y. CPLR § 5305

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5305 Personal jurisdiction § 5305. Personal jurisdiction. (a) A foreign country judgment may notbe refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:1. the defendant was served with process personally in the foreigncountry;2. the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other thanfor the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizurein the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court overthe defendant;3. the defendant prior to the commencement of the proceeding hadagreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respectto the subject matter involved;4. the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when theproceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of businessorganization that had its principal place of business in, or wasorganized under the laws of, or had otherwise acquired corporate status,in the foreign country;5. the defendant had a business office in the foreign country and theproceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising outof business done by the defendant through that office in the foreigncountry; or6. the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreigncountry and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out ofsuch operation.(b) The courts of this state may recognize bases of personaljurisdiction other than those listed in subdivision (a) of this sectionas sufficient to support a foreign country judgment.