A New York lawyer is subject to personal jurisdiction in New Jersey for purposes of a malpractice suit, even though he has no presence in the state, because the consequences here of his actions were predictable, a court says.
Young Rah’s legal activities had direct consequences in New Jersey because he represented a state resident and prepared documents for the sale of a New Jersey property, the Appellate Division said Tuesday in reinstating a malpractice suit that had been dismissed for lack of requisite minimum contacts.
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