Personal Injury & Torts
Jul. 28, 1999
Deflecting Moths
By Peter S. Selvin Foreign litigants often view U.S. courts as an attractive venue for disputes against U.S. companies, especially in product-liability or mass torts cases. See, e.g., In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster , 634 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y. 1986), aff'd, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1987). In many areas, U.S. courts offer more favorable substantive law, liberal discovery, contingent-fee arrangements and high verdicts.
By Peter S. Selvin
Foreign litigants often view U.S. courts as an attractive venue for disputes against U.S. companies, especially in product-liability or mass torts cases. See, e.g., In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 634 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y. 1986), aff'd, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1987). In many areas, U.S. ...
Foreign litigants often view U.S. courts as an attractive venue for disputes against U.S. companies, especially in product-liability or mass torts cases. See, e.g., In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 634 F.Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y. 1986), aff'd, 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1987). In many areas, U.S. ...
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