Legal Opinion

SER American Electric Power v. Hon. David W. Nibert, Judge

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 2016No. 15-0819Separate

1Opinion of the Court

No. 15-0819 – State of West Virginia ex rel. American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. The Honorable David W. Nibert et al. FILED LOUGHRY, Justice, dissenting: February 10, 2016 released at 3:00 p.m. RORY L. PERRY, II CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Given the preponderance of factors that weigh heavily in favor of resolving the underlying action in our sister state of Ohio, the majority’s decision rests on decidedly infirm grounds and, as a consequence, I am compelled to dissent. In affirming the circuit court’s refusal to dismiss the underlying action on grounds of forum non…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Pollux Holding Ltd. v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, Springwell Navigation Corporation v. The Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  3. Abbott v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. EstesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  5. MacE v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2011

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