Radeljak v DaimlerChrysler

Michigan Supreme Court No. 127679
COA No. 247781

Sep 28, 2005

Argument

I. The Public Interest factors of the forum non conveniens doctrine set forth in CRAY v GENERAL MOTORS, 389 MICH 382, 396(1973) should be modified to make clear that when another more appropriate forum exists, Michigan courts may consider the extent to which accommodating a request from a foreign litigant to hear a lawsuit arising out of a claimed tort that occurred in a foreign jurisdiction will have consequences for the number and types of future lawsuits heard by Michigan courts

II. If another more appropriate forum exists, a Michigan Court may resist Jurisdiction even when its own forum is not seriously inconvenient