Legal Opinion

Landmark Ventures, Inc. v. Birger

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 14, 2017No. 3081 651745/14PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen A. Rakower, J.), entered July 20, 2015, dismissing the amended verified complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

“[A] contractual forum selection clause is documentary evidence that may provide a proper basis for dismissal pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1)” (Lischinskaya v Carnival Corp., 56 AD3d 116, 123 [2d Dept 2008] [citations omitted], lv denied 12 NY3d 716 [2009]; see also Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd. v Schulman, 74 AD3d 476 [1st Dept 2010]).

The forum selection clause in the 2012 supplement to the parties’ 2010 agreement states, “Any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Boss v. American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Couvertier v. Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd. v. SchulmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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