Legal Opinion
Suffolk Chiropractic Center v. GEICO Insurance
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 7, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Martin E. Ritholtz, J.
To what extent, if any, may the doctrine of forum non conveniens serve as the basis for the dismissal of an action pending in the Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, when it is alleged that the more convenient forum is in Suffolk County? There appears to be no appellate authority on this issue, and the only two officially reported lower court opinions allowing for such dismissal, which are two decades old, would appear to be contrary to recent appellate developments, and are further clearly distinguishable from the immediate issue…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Islamic Republic of Iran v. PahlaviNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Silver v. Great American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Banco Ambrosiano v. Artoc Bank & Trust Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Beaven v. McAnultyKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
- Mingmen Acupuncture Services, P. C. v. American Transit InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1999
- A&S Medical, P. C. v. ELRAC, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 2000
- Neurologic Services, P. C. v. American Transit InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1999
- Beaven v. McAnultyKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
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