44 Cited authorities

  1. Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno

    454 U.S. 235 (1981)   Cited 4,732 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"
  2. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert

    330 U.S. 501 (1947)   Cited 5,598 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that private interest factors include the "availability of compulsory process for attendance of un-willing, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses"
  3. Islamic Republic v. Pahlavi

    62 N.Y.2d 474 (N.Y. 1984)   Cited 707 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Diverging from federal doctrine on whether alternative forum must be available to consider forum non conveniens claims
  4. Schultz v. Boy Scouts of America, Inc.

    65 N.Y.2d 189 (N.Y. 1985)   Cited 638 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that although misconduct occurred in New York, New Jersey was the locus of the tort because that was where plaintiffs' injuries occurred
  5. Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL

    2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 7854 (N.Y. 2012)   Cited 260 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a foreign bank's repeated use of a correspondent account in New York on behalf of a client ... show purposeful availment" sufficient to meet the transacting-business prong of New York's long-arm statute
  6. Padula v. Lilarn Props. Corp.

    84 N.Y.2d 519 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 323 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing loss allocating and conduct regulating aspects of law imposing strict and vicarious liability for failure to take adequate safety measures at work site but characterizing it as "primarily conduct regulating"
  7. Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.

    579 F.2d 215 (2d Cir. 1978)   Cited 524 times
    Holding that the district court properly allowed later-filed suit to proceed because first-filed declaratory judgment suit was triggered by notice letter and was therefore "in apparent anticipation of [the later-filed suit]"
  8. Hecht v. City of New York

    60 N.Y.2d 57 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 378 times
    Upholding Appellate Division's dismissal of negligence complaint because gap in sidewalk was trivial and therefore not actionable
  9. D'Ambrosio v. City of New York

    55 N.Y.2d 454 (N.Y. 1982)   Cited 260 times
    In D'Ambrosio, however, this court abrogated the "special benefit" rule and held that the City could not seek common-law indemnification from the adjacent landowner for "trip and fall" damages resulting from a poorly maintained sidewalk appurtenance, at least in the absence of an undertaking by the property owner "to repair for the benefit of the municipality" (55 N.Y.2d, at 463, supra).
  10. Shin-Etsu Chem. Co., Ltd. v. Icici Bank Ltd.

    9 A.D.3d 171 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)   Cited 122 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that India has a "keen() interest() in governing the affairs of its financial institutions to insure uniformity and consistency in the processing of financial transactions and in the interpretation of . . . banking statutes and laws"
  11. Section 500.1 - General requirements

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 500.1   Cited 1 times

    (a) All papers shall comply with applicable statutes and rules, particularly the signing requirement of section 130-1.1 -a of this Title. (b) Papers filed. Papers filed means briefs, papers submitted pursuant to sections 500.10 and 500.11 of this Part, motion papers, records and appendices. (c) Method of reproduction. All papers filed may be reproduced by any method that produces a permanent, legible, black image on white paper. Reproduction on both sides of the paper is encouraged. (d) Designation