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VAN KEULEN v. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, LTD.

No. B198388.

75 Cal.Rptr.3d 471 (2008)

162 Cal.App.4th 122

Hendrick VAN KEULEN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, LTD., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Three.

April 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, Kevin J. Leichter and Peter Scott, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Morrison & Foerster and Sarvenaz Bahar, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.

CROSKEY, J.

When a California plaintiff brings an action against a foreign defendant in California court, the trial court does not possess the authority to dismiss the action on the basis of forum non conveniens. Instead, if the court determines California to be an inconvenient forum, the California court must stay the California action, in order to retain the ability to protect the California resident...

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