Millicom International Cellular S.A. v. Simon

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered May 1, 1997, dismissing the complaint and bringing up for review an order of the same court and Justice, entered April 23, 1997, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

In this action which arose from a dispute relating to the control of a Philippine corporation, the motion court took into account the relevant factors in making its decision and correctly concluded that the balance is strongly in favor of defendants and warranted…