Hewett v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.

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• holding that “a written stipulation ‘fil[ed] with the court or with the clerk of court’ is a mandatory condition precedent to the dismissal of a case under the doctrine of forum non con-veniens”
• holding that before dismissing or transferring a case on the ground of forum non conveniens, a trial court must make specific findings either in writing or orally on the record demonstrating that the court has considered all seven of these factors
• vacating dismissal order and remanding case, where trial court did not make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law showing basis for its dismissal of the action under OCGA § 9-10-31.1
• given general rule against recovery of attorney fees, factfinder must make specific findings even where statute does not expressly require such findings
• in case decided under Code section requiring consideration of seven factors in evaluating forum non conveniens, where order does not reveal factors weighed by the trial court, it must be vacated and case remanded

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