PITTSBURGH CORNING CORP. v. JAMES

No. 136, Sept. Term, 1998.

728 A.2d 210 (1999)

353 Md. 657

PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, et al. v. Freddie JAMES, et al. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, et al. v. Thomas M. Wise, Jr., et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Parker Sweeney (Gregory L. Lockwood, Dan Friedman, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Attorneys for Owens Corning, on brief), Baltimore, for petitioners.

Brian A. Zemil, (Donald S. Meringer, Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neal, P.C., Attorneys for Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, on brief), Baltimore, for petitioners.

Michael T. Edmonds (William C. Burgy, Timothy J. Hogan, Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl, on brief), Baltimore, for respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER and CATHELL, JJ.


WILNER, Judge.

This appeal presents one simple issue— whether an immediate appeal may be taken, under the collateral order doctrine, from an order denying a motion to dismiss a civil action on the ground of inconvenient forum. We shall hold that it may not and shall therefore affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals dismissing petitioners' appeal.

BACKGROUND

In April, 1998, respondents...

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