· 2/5/1987
Transunion Corporation and Union Industries, Inc. v. Pepsico, Inc.
Citations
- 811 F.2d 127
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 1971
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding there had been no showing that political unrest in the Philippines had an adverse impact on the judicial system
- granting dismissal when “no showing was made that political unrest in the Philippines has had an adverse effect on its judicial system there”
- “Motions to dismiss for forum non conveniens may be decided on the basis of affidavits.”
- “Motions to dismiss for forum non conveniens may be decided on the basis of affidavits.”
- district court has discretion to halt discovery pending its decision on motion to dismiss
- unavailability of RICO treble damages does not render forum inadequate
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Oakes, Cardamone, Winter
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