Hodson v. AH Robins Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• denying motion to dismiss where attorneys in Eng- land were not permitted to accept a case on a contingent-fee arrangement; plaintiffs lacked sufficient funds to pursue actions in England and were unable to obtain legal aid
• strong local interest based on injury causing device being manufactured in forum chosen, and defendant being incorporated and principally located in forum
• A resolution of a section 1404(a) motion is heavily dependent on the unique facts of particular cases.
• local interests in the safety of a product manufactured locally are more significant than England’s interest in the safety of products consumed by its citizens
• discussing evidentiary procedures under the Hague Convention

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).