Legal Opinion

Connex Railroad v. AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance

District Court, C.D. California

Decided September 15, 2016No. Case No. 2:16-cv-02368-ODW (RAOX)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS for FORUM NON CONVENIENS [14]

OTIS D. WRIGHT, II, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

Presently before the Court is Defendant AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance’s (“AXA”) Motion to Dismiss for forum non conveniens. (ECF No. 14.) The underlying dispute concerns allegations of bad faith by AXA in its capacity as Plaintiffs’ insurance provider. (Compl. ¶¶ 1, 24.) The parties disagree on several points, most pivotally whether French law or federal common law governs the interpretation of the Policy at issue, and whether a United States district…

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