Fischer v. Bayer

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• holding that when plaintiff has a bona fide connection to the forum, such as being a resident, the choice is given greater deference.
• noting that even when a plaintiffs forum choice is entitled to a lesser degree of deference, “the action should be dis missed only if the chosen forum is shown to be genuinely inconvenient and the selected forum significantly preferable”
• noting that when foreign plaintiff chooses a United States forum, “a plausible likelihood exists that the selection was made for forum-shopping reasons, such as the perception that United States courts award higher damages than are common in other countries”
• describing as forum shopping a plaintiffs “attempts to win a tactical advantage resulting from local laws that favor the plaintiffs case”
• describing as forum shopping a plaintiff’s “attempts to win a tactical advantage resulting from local laws that favor the plaintiff’s case”
• stating courts engage in such a comparison for forum non conveniens analyses

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