LEAD NOTE IN ISSUE 218:

The lead note is on the securing of longarm jurisdiction through Internet transactions, built around a Second Department decision. The note is entitled, LONGARM JURISDICTION VIA INTERNET TRANSACTION: Transaction Begun via "Passive" Website, Which Doesn't Support Jurisdiction, Can Lead to "Purposeful Creation of Continuing Relationship", Which Does

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS SEARCH ENGINE:

Our "Issue Highlights"search engine—available to all site visitors—goes through all issues and will find any word or combination of words in any article or summary contained in any issue and identify the issue that contains it.
Click on Issue Index for more details.

FULL TEXT ONLY AVAILABLE ON WESTLAW

Westlaw (www.westlaw.com) is now the exclusive carrier of Siegel's Practice Review. The text of all issues, includng the current one, is accessible there. Those who prefer to read the Review in print can make a printout from Westlaw of any SPR edition, going back to the SPR's 1993 origin.

CONTENT OF SPR 218 THIS MONTH:

Lead Note:

• Transaction Begun via "Passive" Website, Which Doesn't Support Jurisdiction, Can Lead to "Purposeful Creation of Continuing Relationship", Which Does

General Practice:

• Court Can't Appoint Receiver Sua Sponte; Motion by Party Required
• Effect of Plaintiff's Share of Fault on Tortfeasors' Shares under Joint-Versus-Several Liability Statute
• The Basic Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Cause of Action Under CPLR 3211(a)(7) -- We're Still Asking Just What It Does
• Motion Can't Be Withdrawn After Submission Except by Parties Mutual Consent or Order of Court
• Court Voids "Reverse" Mortgage Because Borrower Was "Incapable of Understanding" Transaction and Lender Was Only "Perfunctory" in Explaining It

Backlog Items:

• Whether to Pierce Corporate Veil and Allow P, with Judgment Against D, to Collect It Against L, Is Jury Question
• Court Discusses Treble Damages Action Allowed Against Small Claims Debtors Who Default on Multiple Judgments
• Failure to Give Proper Notice of TRO Application Leads to Frivolity Sanctions

See Issue 218 Headlines...