There Goes My Case: Forum Non Conveniens In The 2nd Circ.

By James Ng, Samuel Goldman & Associates (December 20, 2016, 11:13 AM EST) -- While jurisprudence often focuses on the assertion of jurisdiction, there is still much to be said about the cases in which courts considered declining the exercise of their judicial power. Even though a district court has determined that it has jurisdiction to hear a case, the doctrine of forum non conveniens provides the court with the discretionary power to dismiss a case in favor of having it tried by a more appropriate, foreign court....

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