• Bangladesh Bank v. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Bahaati E. Pitt-Burke
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: Jesse R. Loffler and John J. Sullivan of counsel, Cozen O'Connor, New York.
    for defendant: For Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Brigitte B. Capiña, Nestor O. Pineda, and Romualdo Agarrado, Appellants: Eamon P. Joyce, Tai-Heng Cheng, Melissa Colón-Bosolet, Melanie Berdecia, Tyler J. Domino and James R. Honer of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For Lorenzo V. Tan, Raul Victor B. Tan, and Ismael S. Reyes, Appellants: Brian Kochisarli of counsel, The Kochisarli Law Firm, New York. For Kam Sin Wong, Appellant: John J.P. Howley of counsel, The Howley Law Firm P.C., New York.

    Case Number: 652051/20

    Trial Court Has Discretion to Deny Motion to Dismiss on Forum Non Conveniens Grounds