· 7/16/2008
Clerides v. Boeing Co.
Citations
- 534 F.3d 623
- 2008 WL 2746499
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing the interest of foreign countries \in regulating the use of allegedly defective products within their borders\
- noting that most of the evidence and witnesses were located in the foreign forum
- finding that the U.S. interest in regulating a domestic airline company was matched by the interests of Greece and Cyprus in regulating the use of allegedly defective planes within their borders
- noting that while the “United States has an interest in regulating domestic companies, its interest is matched by the interests of Greece and Cyprus in regulating the use of allegedly defective products within their borders”
- enumerating public interest factor of \the local interest in having localized disputes decided at home\
- explaining that a court affords less deference to a plaintiff’s choice of forum in the United States when “the plaintiff is a foreign citizen and resident,” as opposed to when “the choice is made by a United States plaintiff” (emphasis added)
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Judges: Ripple, Kanne, Williams
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