PROVINCIAL GOV'T, MARINDUQUE v. PLACER DOME, INC.

No. 57956.

350 P.3d 392 (2015)

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MARINDUQUE, Appellant, v. PLACER DOME, INC.; and Barrick Gold Corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. and Patrick G. Byrne , Las Vegas; Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. and Neil Peck and Jessica E. Yates , Denver, Colorado; Diamond McCarthy, L.L.P., and James D. McCarthy , Walter J. Scott , David Ammons , and Reda Hicks , Dallas, Texas, for Appellant.

Morris Law Group and Steve L. Morris and Rex D. Garner , Las Vegas; Arnold & Porter LLP and Edward Han , Washington, D.C.; Arent Fox LLP and Martin F. Cunniff , Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Before The Court En Banc.


OPINION

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the district court abused its discretion by dismissing a complaint for forum non conveniens when the events giving rise to the complaint occurred in the Republic of the Philippines and the alternative...

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