Thomas Gentile (Partner-Madison, NJ) and Neil Prupis (Partner-Madison, NJ) prevailed on behalf of their client in on a motion to dismiss before the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County. The case presented the question of whether an individual nondomiciliary's guarantee of an out-of-state corporation’s debt to a New York corporation confers personal jurisdiction in New York over the nondomiciliary guarantor.  Although New York's appellate Departments (as well as federal courts in New York) are divided on this issue, the court granted the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, citing both favorable case law as well as arguments regarding the insufficiency of the plaintiff's allegations concerning the nondomiciliary guarantor’s contacts with New York.