Legal Opinion
German Free State v. Toyobo Co.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 26, 2007No. 1:06-CV-407PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD ALAN ENSLEN, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Defendants Toyobo Co., Ltd. and Toyobo *951America, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss based on Forum non Conveniens. The Motion has been fully briefed and the Court discerns no reason for oral argument. W.D. Mich. LCivR 7.2(d).
I. BACKGROUND
This action was brought by Plaintiffs German Free State of Bavaria (“Bavaria”) and German Free State of North Rhine-Westphalia (“NRW”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) against Defendants Toyobo Co., Ltd. (“Toyobo Japan”), Toyobo America, Inc. (“Toyobo America”), Mark Steven Pickett, and…
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