D2L LTD. v. Blackboard, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that the avoidance of duplicative litigation was in the interest of justice and supported transfer
• “The interest of justice weighs heavily in favor of transfer when a related action is pending in the transferee forum.”
• “The interest of justice weighs heavily in favor of transfer when a related action is pending in the transferee forum.”
• “The interest of justice weighs heavily in favor of transfer when a related action is pending in the transferee forum.”
• “Litigation in the same court avoids duplicative litigation when one court has already invested substantial time and energy in the related case.”
• “Inconvenience to party witnesses is given less weight than inconvenience to non-party witnesses because the former are ‘presumed to be more willing to testify in a different forum[.]’” (quoting Samsung Elecs. Co. v. Rambus, Inc., 386 F. Supp. 2d 708, 718 (E.D. Va. 2005))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).