Legal Opinion
Associação Brasileira De Medicina De Grupo v. Stryker Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 31, 2018No. 17-1828PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
An association of Brazilian health insurance providers sued Stryker, a Michigan corporation that manufactures and distributes medical devices, alleging that Stryker's fraudulent and improper payments to Brazilian doctors increased the cost of providing healthcare. The district court dismissed the case under the doctrine of for um non conveniens *618, essentially finding that the case should have been brought in Brazil instead of Michigan. Because Stryker did not carry its burden of proving that Brazil is an available and adequate alternative forum in which the case…
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