Legal Opinion
Pollux Holding Ltd. v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, Springwell Navigation Corporation v. The Chase Manhattan Bank
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 1, 2003No. 18-2980PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
On this appeal we revisit the doctrine of forum non conveniens. That doctrine affords a trial court discretion in a case over which it has jurisdiction to decline to exercise it, whenever it appears that such case may be more appropriately tried in another forum, either for the convenience of the parties or to serve the ends of justice. The focus of any forum non conveniens inquiry, as the term itself suggests, is to ensure that the place where a trial is held is convenient, that is, that the forum fits the needs and is suitable to the circumstances of the case.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Scottish Air International, Inc. And Murray Vidockler v. British Caledonian Group, Plc, Adam Thomson, Dennis H. Walter, and R. Marshall GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by159 opinions
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- Kisano Trade & Invest Limited v. Dev LemsterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
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