Bret Michaels suit over Tonys accident moved to NY

In this May 22, 2011 file photo, singer and musician Bret Michaels arrives at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. A federal judge in Los Angeles has moved Michaels' lawsuit over an injury at the 2009 Tony Awards to a New York federal court. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)

LOS ANGELES— Bret Michaels’ lawsuit over an accident at the Tony Awards that he claims nearly killed him is heading east after a federal judge in Los Angeles determined the case should be heard in New York.

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled Tuesday that it makes more sense for the case to be heard in Manhattan, where the Poison frontman was struck in the head by a set piece after performing at the 2009 Tonys.

Michaels sued CBS Broadcasting and organizers of the awards show in Los Angeles in March, claiming the injury contributed to a brain hemorrhage that nearly killed him.

The network and Tony organizers, however, argued the case should be heard in New York since almost all the witnesses to the accident live there.