Legal Opinion
BFI Group Divino Corp. v. JSC Russian Aluminum
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 12, 2007No. 06 Civ. 2093(WCC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.
This is a motion for relief from the Judgment this Court entered on May 30, 2007, granting defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. See BFI Group Divino Corp. v. JSC Russian Aluminum, 481 F.Supp.2d 274 (S.D.N.Y.2007) (Conner, J.) (“BFI I”). Plaintiff moves for relief from the Judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b), on the ground that newly discovered evidence shows that Nigeria, which we found to be an adequate alternative forum, is in fact unsafe and inadequate. For the following reasons, plaintiffs…
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