N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 5305: Personal jurisdiction

§ 5305. Personal jurisdiction. (a) A foreign country judgment may not

be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:

1. the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign

country;

2. the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than

for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure

in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over

the defendant;

3. the defendant prior to the commencement of the proceeding had

agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect

to the subject matter involved;

4. the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the

proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business

organization that had its principal place of business in, or was

organized 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 the

proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out

of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign

country; or

6. the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign

country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of

such operation.

(b) The courts of this state may recognize bases of personal

jurisdiction other than those listed in subdivision (a) of this section

as sufficient to support a foreign country judgment.