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Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Taiwan
Where a plaintiff has alleged a breach of contract and a theft of trade secrets by a Taiwan-based defendant, dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds is appropriate because (1) there is an adequate alternative forum and (2) strong considerations of justice, convenience and judicial efficiency favor litigating the dispute in Taiwan.
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
Where a defendant has moved to dismiss claims of human trafficking and conspiracy, that motion should be allowed because (1) an adequate alternative forum is available and (2) considerations of convenience and judicial efficiency strongly favor litigating the claim in that alternative forum.
Jurisdiction – Venue – Forum non conveniens
Where a plaintiff corporation filed a complaint alleging that its marijuana crop was contaminated by pesticides from the defendant’s bordering farm, a motion to dismiss the complaint should be denied because the defendant has not shown that venue is lacking or that the doctrine of forum non conveniens applies.
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
Where a Taiwanese company filed a complaint against two other Taiwanese companies alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, unfair and deceptive acts and practices, and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, it was not an abuse of discretion to dismiss the complaint under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Employment agreement
Where a plaintiff who has been working in Hong Kong since 2018 has brought suit against his former employers, the plaintiff’s two contract-based claims (Counts II and III) should be dismissed on the ground of forum non conveniens, as Hong Kong is the more appropriate and convenient forum for adjudicating the dispute in its entirety.
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Indictment
Where (1) a Costa Rica limited liability company filed a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act complaint over what it says were fraudulent schemes orchestrated by two defendant residents of […]
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Former employees
Where the defendant former employees of the plaintiff Massachusetts corporation have moved to dismiss a complaint in which the plaintiff alleges misappropriation of confidential information and violations of a non-solicitation […]
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Concurrent litigation
Where a plaintiff wholesale furniture supplier has brought suit alleging that the defendant freight management company failed to store inventory properly at a warehouse in California, the complaint should not […]
Jurisdiction – Personal – Forum non conveniens
Where a Caribbean defendant has moved to dismiss a Massachusetts plaintiff’s complaint, the motion should be denied because (1) a basis for the exercise of personal jurisdiction exists and (2) […]
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
Where a plaintiff has alleged (1) that the defendants made false statements in Canada suggesting that the defendant was facing criminal charges in Mongolia and (2) that these statements were […]
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
Where a plaintiff corporation has brought suit against a Danish defendant who while working for the plaintiff on a freelance basis allegedly failed to return valuable equipment lent to him, […]
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – China – Joinder
Where a suit has been brought after one of the plaintiffs fell over a hazardous object in the parking garage of a hotel operated and controlled by the defendant in China, the defendant is not entitled to dismissal, as the defendant has failed to demonstrate (1) that China would be an adequate forum to hear the claims or (2) that the plaintiffs have failed to join indispensable parties.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
