Legal Opinion
Fox Factory, Inc. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 27, 2017No. H043648PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA,
Fox Factory, Inc., doing business as Fox Racing Shox (Fox), is the defendant in an action for personal injuries brought in Santa Clara County by plaintiff and real party in interest Peter Isherwood. Fox moved to dismiss or stay plaintiffs lawsuit under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, but the superior court denied the motion, citing authority requiring California to be a “seriously inconvenient” forum for the motion to succeed. Fox seeks writ review, contending that the court applied the wrong legal standard in denying the motion. We agree. Accordingly, we will grant the…
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