Long-arm Statute Puts Terror Case Against Lebanese Bank in New York Court: NY Court of Appeals | Practical Law

Long-arm Statute Puts Terror Case Against Lebanese Bank in New York Court: NY Court of Appeals | Practical Law

On November 20, 2012, the New York Court of Appeals held in Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank that a Lebanese bank's use of a New York account established personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute, meaning the plaintiffs could sue the bank over their terrorism-related tort claims.

Long-arm Statute Puts Terror Case Against Lebanese Bank in New York Court: NY Court of Appeals

by PLC Litigation
Published on 10 Dec 2012 • USA (National/Federal)
On November 20, 2012, the New York Court of Appeals held in Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank that a Lebanese bank's use of a New York account established personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute, meaning the plaintiffs could sue the bank over their terrorism-related tort claims.