Hoogenboom v. Gilmore

Order *896unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied those parts of defendants’ motions and cross motions to dismiss the complaints upon the ground of forum non conveniens. That doctrine “should be applied only when it plainly appears that New York is an inconvenient forum and that the action has no nexus to this State” (Shepherd Showcase v Pekala, 138 AD2d 960, 961; see, Singh v Swan, 225 AD2d 1057, 1058). Defendants failed to establish that New York is an inconvenient forum and that the actions have no nexus to this State. The motor vehicle accident occurred in…