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OKOROAFOR v. EMIRATES AIRLINES

Index No. 657110/19. Appeal No. 14100. Case No. 2020-03109.

195 A.D.3d 540 (2021)

145 N.Y.S.3d 807

2021 NY Slip Op 03994

Kyrian Okoroafor, Appellant, v. Emirates Airlines, Respondent.

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

Decided June 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of K.C. Okoli, P.C., New York ( Kenechukwu Okoli of counsel), for appellant.

Clyde & Co US LLP, New York ( Andrew J. Harakas of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Kennedy, Scarpulla, Mendez, JJ.

Plaintiff failed to show that Emirates is domiciled in New York or otherwise essentially "at home" so as to confer general personal jurisdiction over Emirates under CPLR 301 (see IMAX Corp. v Essel Group, 154 A.D.3d 464, 465-466 [1st Dept 2017]; see also Reich v Lopez, 858 F.3d 55, 63 [2d Cir 2017], cert denied 583 US ___, 138 S.Ct. 282 [2017]). Emirates...

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