· 12/22/1944
National Labor Relations Board v. Weirton Steel Co.
Citations
- 146 F.2d 144
- 15 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 743
- 1944 U.S. App. LEXIS 2263
How courts have described this case
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- holding that alternative forum was available because all defendants had indicated that they would be amenable to service of process in New Zealand
- holding that alternative forum was available because all defendants had indicated that they would be amenable to service of process in New Zealand
- holding that, “[b]ecause the local interest in this lawsuit is comparatively low, the citizens of Arizona should not be forced to bear the burden of this dispute”
- holding that the foreign location of documentary evidence weighed in favor of dismissal where it was not in plaintiff’s control or under the control of a foreign government
- holding that New Zealand had “extremely high” local interest where a “crash involved a New Zealand airline carrying New Zealand passengers” and where local media had covered the accident, its investigation, and following proceedings
- noting that it is only in “rare circumstances ... that this requirement is not met” (internal quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Goodrich, Jones, Laughlin
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