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Sybron Corp. v. Wetzel

Citations

  • 46 N.Y.2d 197
  • 385 N.E.2d 1055
  • 413 N.Y.S.2d 127
  • 205 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 673
  • 1978 N.Y. LEXIS 2397

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  • recognizing that courts have concluded that “remote injuries located in New York solely because of domicile or incorporation here do not satisfy CPLR 302 (subd. (a), par. 3)”
  • finding injury to be felt in New York where defendant's out-of-state act of misappropriation of trade secrets threatened significant loss of New York sales
  • finding injuiy to be felt in New York where defendant’s out-of-state act of misappropriation of trade secrets threatened significant loss of New York sales
  • relying upon the “threatened loss of important New York customers” to find personal jurisdiction under section 302(a)(3)
  • enjoining defendant, plaintiff’s former employee, to prevent him from divulging trade secrets that he acquired while working in New York
  • exercising personal jurisdiction in action alleging “the threatened loss of important customers” where defendant had already solicited and secured an order from one of the plaintiff’s major New York customers

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Judges: Breitel, Wachtler

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