Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Mercier v. Sheraton International, Inc.
Mercier v. Sheraton Int’l, Inc., 508 U.S. 912 (1993)
- 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
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- Cited by
- 56 opinions
C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.