Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Mercier v. Sheraton International, Inc.

508 U.S. 912

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-05-17
Topic
bankruptcy

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that the unavailability, absent compulsory process, of a witness would result in "serious injustice," thus was a sufficient factor in granting the forum non conveniens motion
  • bond of fifteen percent of recovery sought would not prohibit court from finding Turkey adequate forum
  • fifteen percent Turkish bond would not prohibit court from finding Turkey adequate forum
  • pre-nuptial agreement not an effective waiver of the surviving spouse's annuity

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Mercier v. Sheraton International, Inc.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.