Legal Opinion
Shaheen Sports, Inc. v. Asia Ins. Co., Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 4, 2000No. 98 Civ. 5951 (RLC)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Defendant Asia Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Asia”) moves to dismiss the amended complaint (“complaint”) of plaintiffs Shaheen Sports, Inc. (“Shaheen”) and Tajmahal Sports Company (“Tajmahal”) for lack of jurisdiction over defendant pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2), F.R. Civ. P., insufficiency of service of process pursuant to Rule 12(b)(5), F.R. Civ. P., and on the ground of forum non conveniens.
BACKGROUND
In 1995, Shaheen, a New York corporation, purchased 940 cartons of soccer balls from Tajmahal, a Pakistani corporation. (Hamid Aff. ¶ 3; Pis’. Mem. at 3.) 1 The…
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