United States Tenth Circuit

In a securities fraud action, the dismissal of the complaint on forum non conveniens grounds is affirmed where Swiss law applied to the dispute, and the balancing of public and private interest factors weighed in favor of Swiss jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/13/2009
• Published 08/13/2009

Judges

• TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, SEYMOUR, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert P. Skeith (Kenneth M. Smith with him on the briefs), Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis, Tulsa, OK, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy A. Carney (James M. Sturdivant with him on the brief), GableGotwals, Tulsa, OK, for Appellees Adi and FPM, S.A., and Grant E. Cheadle, Cheadle & Associates, Inc., Tulsa, OK, for Appellees, 61 MM Corp. and 61 MM Ltd.