Legal Opinion
Chawafaty v. Chase Manhattan Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered August 7, 2000, which conditionally granted defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens, and order, same court and Justice, entered April 20, 2001, which upon grant of renewal, adhered to the prior order, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The court properly balanced the appropriate factors (see, Islamic Republic of Iran v Pahlavi, 62 NY2d 474, cert denied 469 US 1108) and properly exercised its discretion in dismissing the action on the grounds of forum non conveniens, while imposing reasonable…
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