Koskar v. Ford Motor Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a consolidated action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Sail Trans Corp. appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), dated December 18, 2009, as denied that branch of its motion which was to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against it on the ground of forum non conveniens pursuant to CELR 327 (a).
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with one bill of costs.
The doctrine of forum non conveniens permits a court to stay or dismiss an action when, although it may…
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