Carla M Castello

Carla M Castello

January 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Forum Non Conveniens—Pennsylvania's Jurisdiction Jigsaw Puzzle

Historically, to establish forum non conveniens, a defendant had to show the plaintiff's chosen forum is either oppressive or vexatious without any particular form of proof. Through a series of recent decisions, however, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has sown uncertainty in the once-settled area of the law.

By Carla M. Castello and Casey Alan Coyle

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