N.Y. Federal Magistrate Refuses To Transfer Venue Of Ghost Guns Coverage Suit

( October 2, 2024, 10:25 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal magistrate judge denied an insured’s motion to transfer the venue of an insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for underlying claims that the insured violated federal, state and local laws when it deliberately sold and shipped ghost gun parts and kits to New York, finding that there are no special circumstances to warrant departure from the first-filed rule....