Legal Opinion
Mar-Land Industrial Contractors, Inc. v. Caribbean Petroleum Refining, L.P.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 25, 2001No. 526,2000PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice.
In this appeal from the Superior Court, the Appellant, Mar-Land Industrial Contractors, Inc. (“Mar-Land”), contends that the trial court misapplied the doctrine of forum non conveniens in granting the motion to dismiss of Appellee, Caribbean Petroleum Refining, L.P. (“Caribbean”). Mar-Land argues that the trial court erred as a matter of law by improperly applying a balancing test in ruling on Caribbean’s motion. We conclude that the Superior Court failed to employ the appropriate standard in considering Caribbean’s motion to dismiss for forum non conve-niens. Accordingly, we…
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