Austin v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marilyn Shafer, J.), entered April 6, 2001, which, in an action for personal injuries arising out of a car accident in Suffolk County, granted defendant-respondent car manufacturer’s motion to change venue from New York County to Suffolk County, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The venue of this action should be changed to Suffolk County, where the liability witnesses either work or live, many of whom, namely, police, fire and ambulance personnel who responded to the accident, have submitted affidavits stating that they would be inconvenienced by…