Legal Opinion
Allstate Life Insurance Co. v. Linter Group Limited
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 2, 1993No. 1378, 1379, Dockets 92-9064L, 93-7052CONPublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants appeal from judgments entered in the Southern District of New York, Robert P. Patterson, Jr., District Judge, dismissing securities actions on the grounds of comity and forum non conveniens in recognition of liquidation proceedings pending in Australia.
On appeal, appellants contend that the court abused its discretion in dismissing their actions.
We reject appellants’ claims and we affirm the judgments in all respects.
I
We summarize only those facts and prior proceedings believed necessary to an understanding of the issues raised on appeal.
The actions…
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