Rosenberg v. Stikeman Elliott, LLP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Held, J.), dated September 28, 2006, which denied its motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, with costs, and the motion to dismiss the complaint is granted.
“The common-law doctrine of forum non conveniens, also *841articulated in CPLR 327 (a), permits a court to stay or dismiss . . . actions where it is determined that the action, although jurisdictionally…
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