454 U.S. 235 (1981) Cited 4,797 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"
330 U.S. 501 (1947) Cited 5,636 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that private interest factors include the "availability of compulsory process for attendance of un-willing, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses"
Holding the private interests of the parties favored trial in Scandinavia, in part reasoning: "It is true that much, but not all, of the evidence concerning liability exists in California; but virtually all the evidence relating to damages is in Scandinavia," footnote omitted
58 Cal.App.4th 408 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997) Cited 34 times
In Century, a coverage action brought by both resident and nonresident insurers against a nonresident corporate defendant, was properly stayed in favor of a first-filed action in the venue where the allegedly covered event took place (Hawaii).
In Thomson v. Continental Ins. Co., supra, which was not a custody case, we explained generally the principle involved in staying a California action: "Granting a stay... is a matter addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court.
162 Cal.App.3d 427 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984) Cited 31 times
Stating the fact that "forum non conveniens protects the public interest as well as that of the litigants is paramount in our determination that the [service of suit clause] . . . does not preclude the application of the doctrine of forum non conveniens"
In Farmland Irr. Co. v. Dopplmaier, supra (1957) 48 Cal.2d 208, 222, the court in holding that a patent license agreement was assignable pursuant to the policy "clearly manifested" by "the statutes in this state... in favor of the free transferability of all types of property, including rights under contracts," stated "The terms and purpose of a contract may show however, that it was intended to be nonassignable.