Texas Supreme Court

In Re General Electric Company, Relators

December 5, 200852 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 167

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court granted conditional mandamus relief, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by denying forum non conveniens motions because all statutory factors under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §71.051(b) favored dismissal in Maine. The Court directed the trial court to grant the defendants’ motions to dismiss.