In this month’s column, we discuss two decisions issued earlier this month by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, both addressing the doctrine of forum non conveniens. In the first, the Second Circuit, en banc, determined the degree of deference appropriately accorded a plaintiff’s choice of a United States forum where that forum differs from the one in which the plaintiff resides. In the second decision, the Court clarified what constitutes an “adequate alternative forum” in the forum non conveniens analysis.
Plaintiff’s Forum Choice
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