Scottish Air International, Inc. And Murray Vidockler v. British Caledonian Group, Plc, Adam Thomson, Dennis H. Walter, and R. Marshall Gibson

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• indicating that a need for the application 100 of foreign law supports forum non conveniens dismissal
• noting that in prior case, the Second Circuit established that “the live testimony of key witnesses was necessary where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had conspired to defraud them. We deemed such testimony necessary for the jury to assess the witnesses’ credibility.”
• noting that in prior case, the Second Circuit established that “the live testimony of key witnesses was necessary where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had conspired to defraud them. We deemed such testimony necessary for the jury to assess the witnesses’ credibility.”
• noting that in prior case, the Second Circuit established that “the live testimony of key witnesses was necessary where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had conspired to defraud them. We deemed such testimony necessary for the jury to assess the witnesses’ credibility”
• affirming dismissal where American shareholder sued over the right to a seat on the board of directors of a Scottish corporation, considered to be a decision of internal management
• allowing the district court to retain a contempt claim and dismiss other claims on forum non conveniens grounds

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).