Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Jeffrey Cox, et al. vs. The Bank of New York Mellon
Jeffrey Cox, representing a class of borrowers, appealed a summary judgment granted to The Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) in a long-standing class action. The circuit court found it lacked specific personal jurisdiction over BNYM, concluding BNYM did not engage in acts enumerated in Missouri's long-arm statute and that exercising jurisdiction would violate due process. The appellate court affirmed, holding that BNYM's role as trustee, performed entirely outside Missouri, was insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction, and that MFI did not act as BNYM's agent.