Lerner v. Friends of Mayanot Institute, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered April 21, 2014, which denied defendants-appellants’ motion to dismiss this action on the ground of forum non conveniens, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The motion court properly analyzed the relevant factors and properly found that this action, alleging, among other things, breach of contract and negligent supervision of the then-teenage plaintiff who was allegedly assaulted while she was on a tour in Israel, has a substantial nexus with New York (see CPLR 327 [a]; Islamic Republic of Iran v Pahlavi, 62 NY2d 474, 479…