Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants=Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
ArgueDate=January 9
ArgueYear=2007
DecideDate=March 5
DecideYear=2007
FullName=Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
USVol=549
USPage=422
Citation=
Prior=
Subsequent=
Holding=
SCOTUS=2007
Majority=Ginsburg
JoinMajority="unanimous"
LawsApplied=

"Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation", 549 U.S. 422 (2007), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court held a United States district court has discretion to respond at once to a defendant's forum non conveniens plea, and need not take up first any other threshold objection. In particular, a court need not resolve whether it has authority to adjudicate the cause (subject-matter jurisdiction) or personal jurisdiction over the defendant if it determines that, in any event, a foreign tribunal is the more suitable arbiter of the merits of the case.

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* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=06-102 Full text opinion from Findlaw]
* [http://supreme.justia.com/us/549/06-102/index.html Printable format of opinion and syllabus from Justia.com]