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· 2/15/1984

Steven Thomas Dowling v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.

Citations

  • 727 F.2d 608
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 25428

How courts have described this case

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  • discussing forum non conveniens local interest factor in a non-choice of law context
  • in forum non conveniens cases “[t]he factual setting in each case prescribes” the course of action for the district court
  • 'When a trial court considers both public and private interest factors and engages in a balancing of interests, its decision must be upheld in the absence of a clear abuse of discretion.'

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Judges: Lively, Krupansky, Fair-Child

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