BOSTON TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. v. WOOD

No. 08-16358.

588 F.3d 1201 (2009)

BOSTON TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.; Roderick Marshall, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert WOOD, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Cowley, Esq., Boston, MA, for plaintiffs-appellants Boston Telecommunications Group, Inc. and Roderick Marshall.

Susan K. Jamison, Esq., San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee Robert Wood.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, DAVID R. THOMPSON, and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants Boston Telecommunications Group, Inc. (BTG) and Roderick Marshall (collectively, Marshall) appeal from the judgment of dismissal of claims against defendant-appellee Robert Wood arising out of an allegedly fraudulent business venture. The district court dismissed the action on forum non conveniens grounds. We have jurisdiction over Marshall's appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse.

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