New York Court of Appeals
Brooke Group Ltd., Appellants v. JCH Syndicate 488, Respondents
March 21, 199687 N.Y.2d 530
Summary
The Court held that the insurance policy’s Service of Suit Clause is a permissive consent to jurisdiction, not a mandatory forum‑selection provision, and therefore affirmed the lower courts’ dismissal of the suit on forum non conveniens grounds.