IFS International, Inc. v. SLM Software, Inc.

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered March 20, 1995 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.

In January 1989 plaintiff, a New York corporation doing business in, among other places, Canada, entered into a written contract with defendant, a Canadian corporation, whereby plaintiff was to market defendant’s computer software to various financial institutions. In June 1989, plaintiff commenced this action alleging causes of action sounding in breach of contract and fraud. Defendant…