Legal Opinion
Chang Jin Park v. Heather Hyun-Ah Cho
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 20, 2017No. 2016-02878PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (McDonald, J.), entered January 19, 2016, which granted the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 327 (a) to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On a motion pursuant to CPLR 327 to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens, the burden is on the movant to demonstrate the relevant private or public interest factors that militate against a New York court’s acceptance of the litigation…
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