Mashreqbank v. Ahmed

In Mashreqbank v. Ahmed, 23 NY3d 129 (2014) the Court of Appeals dismissed the plaintiffs action based upon forum non conveniens. In an action arising from a fraudulent exchange transaction involving a foreign national and several foreign entities, the parties used New York banks to facilitate money transfers, Id. The Court used an "interest analysis" approach and sought to effect the law of the jurisdiction having the greatest interest in resolving the particular issue, Id., at 138. In considering that neither party to the lawsuit was a New York resident and that no relevant conduct apart from the execution of money transfers occurred in New York, the case was dismissed, Id.