Convenience and interest of justice outweigh original choice of forum
By Stephen Carr Share:
A U.S. plaintiff’s choice of forum will not always win out in a dispute over activity occurring abroad. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois kicked a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas at the defendants’ request, despite the fact that one of the plaintiffs was an Illinois citizen suing over a robbery in Argentina.
While vacationing in Argentina, burglars broke into an Airbnb house rented by a newly married couple and their relatives
EPAâs COVID-19 Enforcement Policy under Attack in the Courts
Nine states and some nongovernmental organizations brought lawsuits against the agencyâs temporary enforcement policy published amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Charles M. Denton, Richard E. Glaze, and Ashley E. Parr Share:
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Enforcement discretion has long been a standard administrative agency prerogative. Recently, the practice of agency nonenforcement took the stage as nine states and some nongovernmental organizations brought lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs (EPA) temporary enforcement policy published amid the COVID-19 pandemic.