Government
Apr. 14, 2007
Convenience First
Forum Column - By Peter J. Engstrom - An international lawyer discusses a court's ability to transfer a case for forum non conveniens even before it resolves jurisdictional questions.
By Peter J. Engstrom
In a global economy in which attorneys and their multinational clients increasingly find themselves facing cross-border disputes, forum-selection issues have become highly important. In Sinochem Int. v. Malaysia Int. Shipping, 127 S.Ct. 1184 (March 5, 2007), the United States Supreme Court again took up the doctrine of forum non conveniens, providing ...
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