Q: The defense attorneys in case are trying to move the case out of Brooklyn? What are the deciding factors here?
A: If one of the parties resided in Brooklyn of the time of the accident, that is an automatic that the case will not be moved. If residence of the parties is in question at the time of the accident, the convenience of the witnesses, both eyewitness and medical witnesses, is a critical factor. Court try to give the party that started the action, the benefit of the doubt, but if the Court believes that there was what is known as "forum shopping" (meaning that there really was no connection to Brooklyn but the lawyer knew that it is a very good plaintiff county and was trying to get the case there) there is a good possibility that the case will be transferred to another county.
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