Rappaport v. International Ass'n of Machinists

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding transfer would not “significantly disrupt the litigation or result in a waste of judicial resources” where the case was on the court’s docket for four months before defendants sought transfer
• “This factor should thus be limited to the extent that the files could not be produced in the alternative forum.”
• “This factor should thus be limited to the extent that the files could not be produced in the alternative forum.”
• “Typically, when a substantial amount of the alleged culpable conduct occurred in the chosen forum, that court favors retaining jurisdiction as a matter of local interest.”
• “Typically, when a substantial amount of the alleged culpable conduct occurred in the chosen forum, that court favors retaining jurisdiction as a matter of local interest.”
• “the burden of jury duty is more fairly placed on the residents of [Virginia] who maintain an interest in resolving disputes which arise from accidents happening within their borders.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).