Richardson v. Newman

OPINION

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

This appeal arises from a shareholder derivative action by appellant Margaret Richardson — as trustee of the H. and M. Richardson Revocable Survivor’s Trust— against the directors of Transocean Limited, a Swiss corporation. The directors successfully moved to dismiss the case in favor of proceeding in Switzerland, which they propose as a more convenient forum. On appeal, Richardson argues that the trial court abused its discretion in weighing the forum non conveniens factors. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Background

An American subsidiary of…