Opinion
2021-04097 Index 26445/19E
06-29-2021
Eric Sean Alston, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent, v. Divine Brothers Company, Defendant-Respondent-Appellant. Appeal No. 14138 Case No. 2020-02737
Weitzman Law Offices, L.L.C., New York (Raphael Weitzman of counsel), for appellant-respondent. Knych & Whritenour, LLC, Syracuse (Matthew E. Whritenour of counsel), for respondent-appellant.
Weitzman Law Offices, L.L.C., New York (Raphael Weitzman of counsel), for appellant-respondent.
Knych & Whritenour, LLC, Syracuse (Matthew E. Whritenour of counsel), for respondent-appellant.
Before: Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Kern, Mazzarelli, Shulman, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucindo Suarez, J.), entered February 25, 2020, which granted defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens, unanimously affirmed, without costs, and defendant's cross appeal therefrom unanimously dismissed, without costs.
Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in dismissing this strict products liability personal injury action on the ground of forum non conveniens (CPLR 327[a]; see Jackam v Nature's Bounty, Inc., 70 A.D.3d 1000 [2d Dept 2010]; see generally Islamic Republic of Iran v Pahlavi, 62 N.Y.2d 474, 478-479 [1984], cert denied 469 U.S. 1108 [1985]). Ohio is the situs of the accident and the identified witnesses, and plaintiff failed to rebut defendant's factual showing that he was a resident of Ohio at all relevant times. Defendant is not aggrieved by the order granting its motion to dismiss (see Parochial Bus Sys. v Board of Educ. of City of N.Y., 60 N.Y.2d 539, 544-545 [1983]).