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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Sep. 6, 2007

Vexing Venues

Focus Column - By Peter J. Engstrom and Nancy Chung Allred - A new ruling from the California Court of Appeal signals a shift in when motions for an inconvenient forum may be brought.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Peter J. Engstrom and Nancy Chung Allred

      Just how long can a defendant wait before moving to stay or dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens? In Britton v. Dallas Airmotive Inc., 2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 1143 (Jul. 11, 2007), the California Court of Appeal reconciled two arguably inconsistent sections of the Code of Civil Procedure, confirming that forum non conveniens motions may be brought even aft...

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