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· 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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Judges: McLAUGHLIN

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