Legal Opinion
Parra v. Continental Tire North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided July 28, 2009No. 1 CA-CV 08-0556PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSEN, Judge.
¶ 1 The superior court in this case dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds a personal injury and wrongful death case brought in Arizona against defendants who argued that Mexico presented a more convenient forum. Our review requires us to consider the burden imposed on a defendant to overcome the deference that the law requires be given to a resident plaintiffs choice of forum. Because we conclude the superior court did not grant sufficient weight to the plaintiffs choice of forum in this case, we reverse the dismissal and remand for further proceedings.
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