Stamm v. Deloitte & Touche
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages, inter alia, for accounting malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cannavo, J.), dated February 24, 1992, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the action on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well established that New York courts are not compelled to retain jurisdiction in any case which has no substantial nexus to New York (see, Banco Ambrosiano v Artoc Bank & Trust, 62 NY2d 65, 73; Silver v Great Am. Ins. Co., 29 NY2d 356, 361). The burden rests…
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