PUTNAM-CORDOVANO, ROBIN v. CSX CORPORATION

Memorandum:

CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc. (collectively, defendants) contend on appeal that Supreme Court should have granted their motion for a change of venue from Niagara County to Chautauqua County. We reject that contention. “A motion for a change of venue is addressed to the sound discretion of the court and, absent an improvident exercise of discretion, the court’s determination will not be disturbed on appeal” (County of Onondaga v Home Ins. Cos., 265 AD2d 896, 896 [1999]; see 1093 Group, LLC v Canale, 72 AD3d 1561, 1562-1563 [2010]). In addition, general allegations of…