40 Cited authorities

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"
Kirschner v. KPMG LLP
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 7415 (N.Y. 2010) Cited 314 times 8 Legal Analyses
Noting the "fundamental principle that ... the acts of agents, ... while acting within the scope of their authority are presumptively imputed to their principals"
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
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
White Light v. on the Scene
231 A.D.2d 90 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) Cited 208 times
Holding that dismissal requires that the relief sought in both actions be "the same or substantially the same"
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"
Silver v. Great Amer. Ins. Co.
29 N.Y.2d 356 (N.Y. 1972) Cited 292 times
In Silver v. Great American Insurance Co., 29 N.Y.2d 356, 328 N.Y.S.2d 398, 278 N.E.2d 619 (1972), the New York Court of Appeals relaxed its previous strict requirement prohibiting the doctrine of forum non conveniens from being invoked if one of the parties was a resident of that state.
Watts v. Swiss Bank Corp.
27 N.Y.2d 270 (N.Y. 1970) Cited 248 times
Holding that privity "includes those who are successors to a property interest . . . those whose interests are represented by a party to the action"
Indosuez Intl. Finance B.V. v. Nat. Reserve Bank
98 N.Y.2d 238 (N.Y. 2002) Cited 90 times
Holding that plaintiff reasonably relied on the apparent authority of defendant's "deputy chairperson" to sign contract on defendant's behalf
Gryphon Domestic VI, LLC v. APP International Finance Co.
41 A.D.3d 25 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007) Cited 61 times
Reversing lower court's order that a turnover order cannot reach property outside New York

Mashreqbank PSC, Appellant,v.Ahmed Hamad A1 Gosaibi & Brothers Company, Respondent.---------------------------------Ahmed Hamad Al Gosaibi & Brothers Company, Third-Party Respondent, v. Maan Abdul Waheed Al Sanea, Third-Party Appellant, Awal Bank BSC, Third-Party Defendant.

40 Cited authorities

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"

Noting the "fundamental principle that ... the acts of agents, ... while acting within the scope of their authority are presumptively imputed to their principals"

Diverging from federal doctrine on whether alternative forum must be available to consider forum non conveniens claims

Finding that although misconduct occurred in New York, New Jersey was the locus of the tort because that was where plaintiffs' injuries occurred

Holding that dismissal requires that the relief sought in both actions be "the same or substantially the same"

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"

In Silver v. Great American Insurance Co., 29 N.Y.2d 356, 328 N.Y.S.2d 398, 278 N.E.2d 619 (1972), the New York Court of Appeals relaxed its previous strict requirement prohibiting the doctrine of forum non conveniens from being invoked if one of the parties was a resident of that state.

Holding that privity "includes those who are successors to a property interest . . . those whose interests are represented by a party to the action"

Holding that plaintiff reasonably relied on the apparent authority of defendant's "deputy chairperson" to sign contract on defendant's behalf

Reversing lower court's order that a turnover order cannot reach property outside New York