Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Pampin Lopez

Pan Am. World Airways, Inc. v. Pampin Lopez, 109 S. Ct. 1928 (1989)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1989-04-24
Topic
general

beginning the final prong of the analysis with a consideration of "relevant factors of private interest, weighing in the balance the relevant deference given the particular plaintiff’s initial choice of forum” | court should review forum non conveniens motion in light of status of case at time motion is filed | court should review forum non conveniens motion in light of status of case at time motion is filed | “The status of the case when a forum non conveniens motion is decided is the most significant in the resolution of the motion.” | “The Court’s language that a foreign plaintiffs forum selection deserves less deference is not an invitation to accord a foreign plaintiffs selection of an American forum no deference since dismissal for forum non conveniens is the exception rather than the rule.”

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Chan v. Korean Air Lines, Ltd., ante, p. 122.