DeYoung v. Beddome
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
707 F. Supp. 132 (1989)
Shareholders (plaintiffs) of a large Canadian company sued Amoco and Dome officers (defendants) in New York under U.S. securities disclosure laws after already litigating similar claims under comparable Canadian law in Canada, where the Canadian court had ruled against them; Amoco moved for summary judgment to dismiss the U.S. suit under forum non conveniens and international comity, and the plaintiffs argued Canadian law inadequately protected their U.S. statutory rights and barred contingent-fee arrangements.
Whether a court has discretion to dismiss a case to protect private and public interests under the doctrines of forum non conveniens and international comity.