Court of Appeals of New York

In a civil forfeiture action seeking to obtain proceeds of an allegedly illegal international monetary transfer scheme, dismissal of complaint is reversed where service of process pursuant to CPLR 313 on defendants in Brazil was sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction, and plaintiffs were not compelled to serve defendants in accordance with Brazil's service requirements via letters rogatory.

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• Decided 11/20/2008
• Published 11/20/2008

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