A North Carolina resident who filed a complaint against his former employer with an agency in his home state must nevertheless litigate his claims in New York, a New York state judge has ruled. The employee had entered into an employment agreement with the New York-based company, agreeing to submit to the jurisdiction of Nassau County, N.Y., for resolution of disputes. The judge upheld the the choice of law provision because the chosen law bore a "reasonable relationship" to the parties.
November 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A North Carolina resident who has filed a complaint against his former employer with an agency in his home state must nevertheless litigate his claims in New York, a New York state judge has ruled.
“Residency and the availability of a North Carolina forum have been demonstrated, but on balance this is not enough,” said Acting Supreme Justice Daniel Palmieri of New York’s Nassau County wrote in Arbor Commercial Mortgage v Martinson, 009255/2007.
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