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SINOCHEM INTERN. v. MALAYSIA INTERN. SHIPPING

No. 06-102.

127 S.Ct. 1184 (2007)

549 U.S. 422

167 L.Ed.2d 15

SINOCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD., Petitioner, v. MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Castanias , for Petitioner.

Douglas Hallward-Driemeier , for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Ann-Michele G. Higgins , for Respondent.

Stephen M. Hudspeth , Wilton, CT, Peter J. Wang , Z. Alex Zhang , Jones Day, People's Republic of China, Gregory A. Castanias , Victoria Dorfman , Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Ann-Michele G. Higgins , Joshua Bachrach , Kevin L. McGee , Rawle & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Respondent.

This case concerns the doctrine of forum non conveniens, under which a federal district court may dismiss an action on the ground that a court abroad is the more appropriate and convenient forum for adjudicating the controversy. We granted review to decide a question that has divided the...

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