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MATTER OF NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIG.

9959, 190240/17.

176 A.D.3d 506 (2019)

108 N.Y.S.3d 345

2019 NY Slip Op 07376

In the Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation. Russell Leavitt et al., Respondents, v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co. et al., Defendants, and Rogers Corporation, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided October 15, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldberg Segalla, LLP, New York ( Andrew J. Scholz of counsel), for appellant.

Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York ( Jason P. Weinstein of counsel), for respondents.

Concur—Richter, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kern, Moulton, JJ.

Although the record before the court was not sufficient to warrant a finding of personal jurisdiction over defendant (cf. Mischel v Safe Haven Enters., LLC, 161 A.D.3d 696, 697 [1st Dept 2018]), plaintiffs made a "sufficient start" in demonstrating such jurisdiction, and accordingly, jurisdictional discovery is warranted with respect to Rogers (see Avilon Auto. Group v Leontiev, 168 A.D.3d 78

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