| 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 |
1. 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 , rathe… |
| 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… |
| 20-238 |
Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Ltd. v. Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII |
California |
2020-08-28 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response Waived |
arbitration arbitration-award civil-procedure foreign-relations hague-service-convention international-litigation judicial-sovereignty jurisdiction postal-service service-of-process |
1. whether a private litigant can, by agreement with its opponent, waive a foreign state's objection to service by postal channels in its territory un… |
| 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 |
This Court has repeatedly held that a federal court has discretion to dismiss a case on the ground of forum non conveniens "when an alternative forum … |