Gallant v. Trustees of Columbia University in New York

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KATZ, Senior District Judge.

Now before the court is defendant Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York’s (Columbia) 1 motion for reconsideration of the court’s order denying its Motion to Dismiss or to Transfer Venue. The court finds that it lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant and that transfer to the Southern District of New York is appropriate.

I. Background and Jurisdictional Facts

This action stems from the untimely death of William Ash Gallant, the teenage son of plaintiff Mark Gallant. The decedent, who suffered from a heart condition, was a…