Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc. v. Lark Intern. Ltd

In Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc. v. Lark Intern. Ltd. (956 FSupp 1131 [SDNY 1997]), the court declined to exercise jurisdiction over the defendant, holding that six meetings between plaintiff and foreign corporation over three years were not significant enough to exercise New York's long-arm jurisdiction where meetings were not essential to continuance or development of relationship between parties; meetings played no role in formation of relationship; maintenance of relationship was conducted largely through correspondence and over the telephone; and a meeting in New York between the parties that was intended to discuss current dispute was of no jurisdictional significance.