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pt the relevant rule of New York landlord-tenant law for purposes of deciding the remaining issue in this dis- pute, and hold that, consistent with New York law, OFM was entitled to arbitrarily withhold its consent to Epstein's request to sublet the Premises to Fisher. Even assum- ing OFM had a hidden a

d in part and denied in part. I. Federal Courts .3=409 In diversity action, federal court sitting in New York must apply New York law, including New York's choice-of-law rules. 2. Contracts e=s144 Under New York's choice-of-law rules, when court is construing meaning of con- tract, court should apply

t may not be introduced to create ambiguity. Arthur M. Handler, Whitman & Ransom, New York City, for plaintiff. Elliot Silverman, Cold & Wachtel, New York City, for defendant. ORDER CONBOY, District Judge: We have before us an action for breach of contract. Plaintiff Michael R. Stroll ("Stroll") see

.1987). In response to a 12(6)(2) motion, a party must make a prima facie showing that minimum contacts warranting personal jurisdiction exist.FN3 Mellon Bank (East) PSFS Nat. Ass'n I. Farina, 960 F.2d 1217, 1223 (3d Cir.1992). FN3. The Court notes that although a Plaintiff need only make a prima facie

parties' written and oral arguments, I will deny the defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and to transfer this case to New York. Further, I find that the amended complaint adequately states claims of breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation. Finally, I will g

claims, and instead shall look to Virgin Islands law to determine whether the plaintiffs have stated claims cognizable in this jurisdiction. 2. New York's 'Martin Act Does Not Apply to this Lawsuit The defendants aver that the Martin Act, New York General Business section 352 et seq., bars the plainti

itibank, N.A. Civ. No. 2002-108 Memorandum Opinion Page 9 between the defendant and the forum territory to support in personam jurisdiction, see Mellon Bank (East) PSFS Nat'l Ass'fi v. Farina, 960 F.2d 1217, 1223 (3d Cir. 1992), and the court must accept all of the plaintiff's allegations as true and co

hat the whole of this dispute blossoms from an agreement made in New York between Plaintiff Epstein (wherever he was residing in 2005) and Molyneux (New York), then an agreement between Molyneux and Fancelli (New York). It is respectfully submitted that the law of the State of New York will be operative t

ack of personal jurisdiction, "the burden falls upon the plaintiff to come forward with sufficient facts to establish that jurisdiction is proper." Mellon Bank (East) PSFS. Nor. Ass'n v. Farino, 960 F.2d 1217, 1223 (3d Cir. 1992); Carteret Say. Bank. F.A. v. Shushan, 954 F.2d 141,142 n. 1 (3d Cir. 1992). "T

ames to the attorney. His name is Luis Font. He was doing the visas here in Miami. There was another Valenzuela was handling directly the visas in New York. And only when she had problems, she hired another attorney. I don't know the name of the attorney in New York. But Luis Font is the -- was, at tha

is the proof that you have seen that Jeffrey Epstein was a partner or financial supporter of MC Squared? A. I was the one who took the papers to Mellon Bank. Q. That's in Miami? A. Yes. And Swetpaul (phonetic) -- I was U.S. Legal Support (305) 373-8404 EFTA00181306 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

er surging more than 10-fold in 2002 to 2005 on optimism they might be- come profitable, shares of Washington-based XM, the largest operator, and New York-based Sirius have plunged. XM (Nasdaq: XM- SR. S12.02) is down about 57 percent this year. Sirius (Nasdaq: SIRE, 83.94), has a declined roughly

ext year. • —Perm Han nws mead are moons Mellon Bank Building sold Two newly formed affiliates of New York-based RFR Holding MC have bought the Mellon Bank Building at 1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. and the Horizon Office Center at 1401 Forum Way just off the well-traveled boulevard for a combined $28.