United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's suit against defendant-television station, located in London, on the ground of forum non conveniens, is reversed where the dismissal was manifestly unreasonable and an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/03/2004
• Decided 10/08/2004
• Published 10/08/2004

Judges

• CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge., Before:  CARDAMONE and JACOBS, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eamonn Dornan, New York, NY (Russell A. Smith, Smith Dornan & Shea P.C., New York, NY, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laura R. Handman, New York, NY (Peter Karanjia, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, New York, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee British Broadcasting Corp.