A. I. Trade Finance Inc. v. Petra Bank

JACOBS, Circuit Judge : A New York trade financing firm appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Keenan, J.), dismissing for lack of personal jurisdiction its claim against a Jordanian bank. The bank allegedly dishonored its guaranty on a promissory note payable in New York to the financing firm. Since the guaranty is a contract to perform financial services in New York, the breach of which affords jurisdiction under New York's long-arm statute, and since due process requirements are satisfied on the present record, a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction has been made. The judgment of the district court is therefore reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.