LaSalle Bank Natl. Assn. v Blake

Holding The defendant waived her defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to comply with CPLR 306-b by participating in the litigation on the merits without raising those objections. Consequently, the Supreme Court properly denied her motions to vacate the dismissal order and to vacate her default judgment.

The court’s words

A defendant may waive the issue of personal jurisdiction by appearing in an action without raising the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction in an answer or a pre-answer motion to dismiss

2026 NY Slip Op 06425, at the official text

the defendant failed to raise a defense based on personal jurisdiction or the plaintiff's failure to comply with CPLR 306-b

2026 NY Slip Op 06425, at the official text

the defendant did not demonstrate that the 2020 service led her to believe that she did not need to defend the action

2026 NY Slip Op 06425, at the official text

the defendant conferred jurisdiction on the Supreme Court in opposing the plaintiff's motion, among other things, to vacate the dismissal order

2026 NY Slip Op 06425, at the official text