MURRAY v. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORP.

No. 626, Docket 95-7458.

81 F.3d 287 (1996)

Dominic MURRAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION and BBC Lionheart Television International, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Schwartz, New York City, (Herzfeld & Rubin, Herbert Rubin, David B. Hamm, Noreen M. Giusti, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Roger L. Zissu, New York City (Weiss Dawid Fross Zelnick & Lehrman, Craig S. Mende, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: WINTER, WALKER and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Dominic Murray, a British national, appeals from Judge Stanton's dismissal of his complaint based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The action was brought against the British Broadcasting Corporation ("the BBC"), a corporation organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, and BBC Lionheart Television International ("Lionheart"), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC. It asserted claims based on copyright...

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