forum-non-conveniens

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25-381 AdvanFort Company v. Zamil Offshore Services Company, et al. Fourth Circuit 2025-10-01 Denied case-splitting foreign-forum forum-non-conveniens judicial-jurisdiction multi-court-litigation plaintiff-rights In Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981), this Court held that "[a]t the outset of any forum non conveniens inquiry, the court must determi…
25A232 AdvanFort Company v. Zamil Offshore Services Company, et al. Fourth Circuit 2025-08-27 Presumed Complete alternative-forum forum-non-conveniens jurisdictional-split maritime-dispute piecemeal-litigation venue-transfer Whether a district court may dismiss a case under forum non conveniens when the plaintiff would be required to litigate its claims in multiple foreign…
24-1130 Kingdom of Spain v. Blasket Renewable Investments LLC, et al. District of Columbia 2025-05-05 Pending CVSGAmici (5) arbitration-exception foreign-sovereign-immunities-act forum-non-conveniens international-law jurisdiction sovereign-consent Whether §1605(a)(6) allows United States courts to assert jurisdiction over a foreign sovereign without determining whether the sovereign consented to…
23A1153 James G. Robinson, et al. v. Armin Azod, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-06-25 Presumed Complete arbitration attorneys-fees forum-non-conveniens judicial-estoppel manifest-disregard venue Whether judicial estoppel can be applied to prevent a party from challenging venue or forum when the party previously made inconsistent procedural sta…
23-1317 Jean Dufort Baptichon v. Department of Education, et al. District of Columbia 2024-06-18 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure constitutional-rights federal-courts federal-jurisdiction forum-non-conveniens personal-jurisdiction sovereign-immunity subject-matter-jurisdiction transfer venue venue-transfer Personal-jurisdiction-versus-forum-non-conveniens
23-1119 Loredana Ranza v. Nike, Inc. Ninth Circuit 2024-04-15 Denied adea administrative-agency civil-rights claim-preclusion discrimination extraterritorial extraterritorial-jurisdiction forum-non-conveniens title-vii Does claim preclusion bar an expatriate U.S. citizen from bringing discrimination claims under the extraterritorial provisions of Title VII and the AD…
23-352 Christopher A. Rogalski v. Laureate Education, Inc. Third Circuit 2023-10-03 Denied Relisted (3) 12(b)(6) appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure collateral-order-doctrine diversity-jurisdiction due-process federal-rules-of-civil-procedure fifth-amendment forum-non-conveniens forum-selection forum-selection-clause standing Must the result of a motion to dismiss based upon a claimed forum selection clause under F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) be considered the same as a dismissal for f…
23-237 Winfred Wairimu Wamai, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Adam Titus Wamai, et al. v. Industrial Bank of Korea Second Circuit 2023-09-12 Denied Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) civil-procedure embassy-bombing foreign-sovereign-immunities-act forum-non-conveniens international-litigation judgment-enforcement separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation u.s.-resident-plaintiffs Whether the choice of a U.S. forum by U.S.-resident plaintiffs is entitled to 'less deference' under the doctrine of forum non conveniens
23-197 James Owens, et al. v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. Second Circuit 2023-09-01 Denied Relisted (2) choice-of-forum co-plaintiff-composition court-jurisdiction deference foreign-co-plaintiffs forum-non-conveniens international-litigation terrorism terrorism-victims U.S.-resident-plaintiffs Whether the choice of a U.S. forum by U.S.-resident plaintiffs is entitled to 'less deference' under the doctrine of forum-non-conveniens, rather than…
23-131 Falkbuilt Ltd., et al. v. DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Inc., et al. Tenth Circuit 2023-08-11 Denied Amici (1)Response Waived alternative-forum circuit-split civil-procedure forum-non-conveniens gulf-oil-corp-v-gilbert international-comity international-litigation jurisdictional-dismissal multi-defendant-case piper-aircraft-co-v-reyno Whether, in a multi-defendant case, district courts are legally prohibited from dismissing any defendant under the doctrine of forum non conveniens un…
23A69 James Owens, et al. v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. Second Circuit 2023-07-25 Presumed Complete forum-non-conveniens judicial-deference piper-aircraft plaintiff-choice-of-forum second-circuit terrorism-victims Whether the strong presumption in favor of a plaintiff's choice of forum under Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno applies with equal force when a suit includ…
22-1141 Gary Pisner v. Marla Rubinstein, et al. Fourth Circuit 2023-05-25 Denied civil-procedure cross-jurisdictional-preclusion defamation defamation-privilege documentary-evidence evidence forum-non-conveniens judicial-notice litigation-privilege procedural-requirements Whether a party can take judicial notice of documents without identifying the purpose, material to be recognized, and grounds under Fed. R. Evid. 201(…
22-630 Kristen Behrens, et al. v. Arconic, Inc., et al. Third Circuit 2023-01-09 Denied Response Waived american-corporation civil-rights due-process forum-non-conveniens piper-aircraft-v-reyno punitive-damages Should this Court extend its holding in Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981) and hold that where a foreign plaintiff has made a well-suppo…
22-463 Aenergy, S.A., et al. v. Republic of Angola, et al. Second Circuit 2022-11-16 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure federal-courts foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-sovereign-immunity forum-non-conveniens jurisdiction jurisdictional-exception sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation Whether courts may dismiss FSIA suits against foreign sovereign defendants on forum non conveniens grounds
22-19 Ukraine v. PAO Tatneft District of Columbia 2022-07-06 Denied arbitral-award arbitration civil-procedure foreign-arbitral-award foreign-proceedings forum-non-conveniens international-arbitration international-law judicial-confirmation jurisdiction jurisdictional-doctrine Whether the doctrine of forum non conveniens is available in proceedings to confirm a foreign arbitral award in the United States
21-1459 Thomas Levien, et al. v. HIBU PLC, et al. Third Circuit 2022-05-18 Denied Response Waived alternative-forum american-federal-forum burden-of-proof conditional-dismissal forum-non-conveniens judicial-discretion jurisdiction jurisdictional-analysis statute-of-limitations Whether a proposed alternative forum is adequate and/or available if its statute of limitations has expired
21-1085 Ikorongo Texas LLC, et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. Federal Circuit 2022-02-07 Denied Response Waived convenience convenience-standard forum-non-conveniens judicial-discretion mandamus patent-rights statutory-venue transfer venue venue-transfer Can a district court transfer a matter to a statutorily proscribed district based on expressly disregarding undisputed facts creating the proscription
21-478 Ee Hoong Liang v. Panircelvan Kaliannan, et al. Eighth Circuit 2021-09-30 Denied due-process federal-rules-of-civil-procedure forum-non-conveniens minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction summary-judgment Questions Presented
21-33 Máxima Acuña-Atalaya, et al. v. Newmont Mining Corporation, et al. Third Circuit 2021-07-12 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) adequate-forum comity corruption forum-non-conveniens home-forum personal-jurisdiction Does the forum non conveniens doctrine permit dismissal from a defendant's presumptively fair and convenient home forum when the adequacy of the forei…
20-726 In Re Stephanie Michael 2020-11-25 Denied Response Waived administrative-procedure administrative-procedure-act forum-non-conveniens judicial-review mandamus qualified-immunity res-judicata va-benefits veterans-claims veterans-judicial-review-act Whether agency actions affecting the provision of VA benefits under applicable law may be reviewed by any other official or by any court of competent …
20-98 Thomas Wood, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Philip Talmadge Wood v. The Boeing Co. District of Columbia 2020-07-30 Denied Amici (1)Response Waived access-to-courts civil-procedure convenience discretion forum-non-conveniens international-litigation judicial-discretion material-injustice positive-evidence Whether dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds is improper as a matter of law unless a district court affirmatively finds, based on 'positive evide…
19-1187 Matco Tools Corporation, et al. v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-03-30 Denied Response Waived arbitration-agreement civil-procedure contract-validity district-court-discretion federal-jurisdiction forum-non-conveniens forum-selection-clause ninth-circuit-rule procedural-exception subject-matter May a district court create an exception to the rule that the validity of a forum-selection clause does not depend upon the validity of the underlying…
19-232 New Mighty U.S. Trust, et al. v. Robert Shi, as Executor of the Will of Yueh-Lan Wang, et al. District of Columbia 2019-08-21 Denied Amici (2)Response Waived burden-of-proof choice-of-forum choice-of-law circuit-split civil-procedure conflict-of-laws forum-non-conveniens jurisdiction jurisdictional-doctrine standing venue Whether a forum resident bears a heightened burden to establish that a suit brought by a foreign plaintiff should be dismissed under the doctrine of f…
18-1447 Republic of Hungary, et al. v. Rosalie Simon, et al. District of Columbia 2019-05-20 Judgment Issued CVSGAmici (7)Relisted (4) choice-of-forum comity-interest exhaustion-of-local-remedies exhaustion-of-remedies foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-sovereign-immunity forum-non-conveniens international-comity naturalized-citizens world-war-ii-property-claims Whether the district court must abstain from exercising jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for reasons of international comity wh…