POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit, in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2)(C), charges conversion by affiliated Japanese entities that we'll refer to collectively as "the bank." The district judge dismissed the suit on the basis of the doctrine of forum non conveniens. That venerable judge-made doctrine, securely a part of federal common law, authorizes a court to dismiss a suit if making the defendant defend in that court rather than in...
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