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DE MELO v. LEDERLE LABORATORIES

No. 85-5339.

801 F.2d 1058 (1986)

Cleonilde Nunes DE MELO, Appellant, v. LEDERLE LABORATORIES, a DIVISION OF AMERICAN CYANAMID CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Griswold, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Peter W. Sipkins, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Cleonilde Nunes de Melo, a citizen of Brazil, appeals the judgment of the district court1 dismissing her products liability claims against Lederle Laboratories on grounds of forum non conveniens. De Melo argues on appeal that the district court abused its discretion in concluding that Brazil was an adequate alternative forum for this litigation, and that on balance, this litigation would be more convenient...

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