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ARANDA v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.

Nos. 525, 2016, 526, 2016, 527, 2016, 528, 2016, 529, 2016, 530, 2016.

183 A.3d 1245 (2018)

Alfredo ARANDA, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. and Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees, Antonio Emilo Hupan, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees, Maria Noemi Biglia, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees, Pabla Chalanuk, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees, Clarisa Rodriguez da Silva, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees, Ondina Taborda, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: March 22, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Connor Bifferato, Esquire , Richard S. Gebelein, Esquire and Thomas F. Driscoll III, Esquire , The Bifferato Firm, Wilmington, Delaware; Charles S. Siegel, Esquire (argued), Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, Texas; Steven J. Phillips, Esquire , Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, New York, New York and the Thornton Law Firm, Boston, Massachusetts for the Plaintiffs Below, Appellants.

P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Esquire and David J. Soldo, Esquire , Morris James LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Patrick W. Dennis, Esquire (argued), Perlette Michèle Jura, Esquire , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California; Miguel A. Estrada, Esquire and Amir C. Tayrani, Esquire , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. for the Defendant Below, Appellee Philip Morris USA Inc.

Donald E. Reid, Esquire , Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Matthew S. Hellman, Esquire (argued), Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth A. Coleman, Esquire and Casey T. Grabenstein, Esquire , Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, Illinois for Defendant Below, Appellee Philip Morris Global Brands, Inc.

Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, VAUGHN, SEITZ, and TRAYNOR, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

In these consolidated appeals we consider a single legal issue — whether the trial court must first determine that an available alternative forum exists before dismissing a case for forum non conveniens. We hold that an available alternative forum should be considered as part of the forum non conveniens...

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