Alfaro v. Dow Chemical

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s “forum non conveniens” dismissal of appellants’ suit.

Appellants are all Costa Rican residents. Appellee Dow Chemical (“Dow”) is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business located in Midland, Michigan. Ap-pellee Shell Oil Company (“Shell”) is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business located in Houston, Texas. Both Dow and Shell are authorized to do business in Texas.

Appellants’ suits claim that while working for Standard Fruit on a banana plantation in Costa Rica, they were required to handle…