Legal Question in Personal Injury in New York

Re: Personal Injury in Bali/Indonesia

Tough case in New York. The answer depends on the relationship between the Bali hotel and the US hotels, and perhaps, whether or not the Bali hotel does business in NY. We handle personal injury cases on a contingency basis and I would be happy to discuss whether or not we could obtain jurisdiction in NY.

Re: Personal Injury in Bali/Indonesia

Its an interesting question; you haven't provided enough information to actually provide an answer but I can give some guidance. If the hotel is part of a publicly traded corporate

chain, not individaully owned you should be able to get jurisdiction over them in federal court, and even if they are privately owned, a foreign hotel that has a local agent for booking might be sufficient.

This is called diversity jurisdiction in federal court and it is between citizens of different states where the amount in controversy exceeds $150,000.00

You might be able to sue in State Court also; it really depends on the hotel's corporate structure, and minimum contacts with the State.

You need to consult a good personal injury firm that is willing to investigate and go the

distance to start the action correctly.

Getting service on the hotel is a different question also depending on the ownership structure.

If they can not be served in the US, there is a treaty called the "Hague Convention for Service of Judicial Process Abroad" that allows a summons and complaint to be served in another country if the country is a signatory to the treaty. I'm not sure if Bali is, but China is for instance.