TAYLOR v. LSI LOGIC CORP.

No. 302, 1996.

689 A.2d 1196 (1997)

Ethel TAYLOR, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. LSI LOGIC CORPORATION, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: February 24, 1997.

Rehearing Denied: March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Rosenthal and Kevin Gross of Rosenthal, Monhait, Gross & Goddess, P.A. Wilmington; H. Adam Prussin (argued), and Sidney B. Silverman of Silverman, Harnes & Harnes, New York City; and Berman, DeValerio, Pease & Tabacco, San Francisco, CA, for Appellant.

R. Franklin Balotti and Robert J. Stearn, Jr. of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington; and Dennis J. Block, Stephen A. Radin (argued), and Jonathan M. Leibner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York City, for Appellee.

Before VEASEY, C.J., HARTNETT and BERGER, JJ.


VEASEY, Chief Justice:

In this appeal we consider the legal standards applicable to a motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. We hold that the trial court in this case did not apply the proper legal standards in dismissing this action on the ground that a Canadian court would be a "more appropriate forum." The defendant has not established with particularity on this record that it would be subjected to overwhelming...

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