Litigation
Jun. 18, 2010
New Developments In Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine
A recent case from California provides a cautionary warning for counsel seeking to invoke the doctrine of forum non conveniens in U.S. courts, writes Peter Selvin of Loeb & Loeb.
A recent case from California provides a cautionary warning for counsel seeking to invoke the doctrine of forum non conveniens in U.S. courts: a party will be deemed to have waived its right to have a case transferred to another forum if it engages in merits-oriented discovery, using discovery devices that would be unavailable in the forum to which the transfer is sought.
In Martinez v. Ford Motor Co., 2010 D...
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