Assuming the nonjoined parties are necessary parties within the meaning of CPLR 1001 (a), defendant has not shown as a matter of law that he is entitled to dismissal of the complaint for failure to join them. Defendant contends that these parties are beyond the jurisdiction of the court and cannot be joined. However, even if these parties were shown to be beyond the jurisdiction of the court, consideration of the factors enumerated in CPLR 1001 (b) would support allowing the action to proceed, especially as "dismissal for failure to join a necessary party should eventuate only as a last resort" ( L-3 Communications Corp. v SafeNet, Inc., 45 AD3d 1, 11 [internal quotation marks and citation omitted]).