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Dec 4, 2012
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
Where a Superior Court judge allowed the defendants' motion to dismiss upon the ground of forum non conveniens, that ruling was within the sound discretion of the court.
Sep 29, 2011
Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens
Where a plaintiff manufacturer filed an action seeking a declaration that it was not liable for damage resulting from an explosion at the defendant's chemical plant facility, the defendant's motion to dismiss should be allowed based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
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
