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Thomas Levien, et al. v. HIBU PLC, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-2731 · judgment December 2, 2021
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Questions presented
The Questions Presented all apply to the standards for resolving a motion for forum non conveniens dismissal.
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As a matter of law, is a proposed alternative forum adequate and/or available if its statute of limitations applicable to the plaintiffs’ claims has expired?
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May a district court disregard the burden of proof in a forum non conveniens analysis by dismissing on a ground never raised or argued by the defendants, and doing so without any supporting evidence of record?
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In an action involving both American and foreign plaintiffs, is a court analyzing the issue required to give great deference to the plaintiffs’ choice of an American federal forum?
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If a district court determines a forum non conveniens dismissal is appropriate, in an action where jurisdiction is lacking in the new forum, or the applicable statute of limitations has expired there, must the court condition the dismissal on the defendants’ agreement not to assert those defenses?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Clifford E. Haines
Haines & Associates
For respondent
Scott Sonny Balber
Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, June 13, 2022 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 13 2022Petition DENIED.
- May 24 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
- May 20 2022Waiver of right of respondent HIBU PLC, et al. to respond filed.
- May 11 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2022)