Waste Distillation Technology, Inc. v. Pan American Resources, Inc.

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• denying transfer despite fact that action was not in district where plaintiff resided, because chosen district was one closest to plaintiffs residence in which personal jurisdiction over defendants could be obtained
• “if the plaintiffs choice of forum relates to its legitimate, rational concerns then the plaintiffs choice of forum is still accorded substantial weight”
• when plaintiff chooses to litigate outside its principal place of business, its choice of forum is entitled to less deference
• when plaintiff chooses to litigate outside its principal place of business, its choice of forum is entitled to less deference
• movant “bears the burden of proving that justice requires a substitute forum and a transfer is not to be liberally granted”
• “The movant’s burden is easier where the plaintiff has not brought suit on its ‘home turf because the interest in litigating in a convenient forum is reduced.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).