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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- 48 opinions
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.