Subpoena to Taiwan Bank’s N.Y. Branch Has Worldwide Reach, New York Court Says

A Taiwan bank’s New York branch must give judgment creditors information about accounts and records at other branches outside the state, a New York court said (Matter of B&M Kingstone, LLC v Mega Intl. Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., 2015 BL 257120, N.Y. App. Div., No. 158577/14, 8/11/15). The Aug. 11 ruling by New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division complicates matters …

Matter of B&M Kingstone, LLC v Mega Intl. Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.

Decided on August 11, 2015 SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION First Judicial Department Rolando T. Acosta,J.P. David B. Saxe Rosalyn H. Richter Judith J. Gische Barbara R. Kapnick, JJ. Respondent appeals from the order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Geoffrey D. Wright, J.), entered September 19, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from, granted petitioner’s motion to direct respondent to …

Internet thieves make big money stealing corporate info

By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY An innocuous posting appeared on a Houston-based technology company’s internal website on a recent Friday afternoon. A couple of workers saw it, and obeyed instructions to click on a Web link. The posting seemed trustworthy. It was on an employees-only message board. And the link referenced news about a favorite company charity. By clicking on …