· 9/19/1986
Fairfax Dental (Ireland) Ltd. v. S.J. Filhol Ltd.
Citations
- 645 F. Supp. 89
- 2 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1227
- 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20156
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- transferring patent infringement case filed in the Eastern District of New York to the Southern District of New York so that the case could be consolidated with plaintiff’s later-filed action asserting the same patent against a different defendant
- \[T]he pendency of a related case in the proposed transferee forum is a powerful reason to grant a motion for a change of venue.\
- “Plaintiff must show that a change in circumstances since the suit was filed warrants a transfer of venue.” (emphasis added)
- “Plaintiff must show that a change in circumstances since the suit was filed warrants a transfer of venue.” (emphasis added)
- “[T]he pendency of a related case in the proposed transferee forum is a powerful reason to grant a motion for a change of venue.”
- “Plaintiff must show that a change in circumstances since the suit was filed warrants a transfer of venue. The plaintiff’s burden may be met by showing that transfer would satisfy the interests of convenience and justice.”
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