ZOOMING OUR WAY OUT OF THE FORUM NON CONVENIENS DOCTRINE
Columbia Law Review
; 123(3):761-803, 2023.
Article
Dans Anglais
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20240336
ABSTRACT
The effects of the pandemic have shed light on the evolution of technology in the legal space, including the use of technology in videoconferencing proceedings and facilitating court procedures. Despite the benefits associated with technology, the rapid adoption of videoconferencing proceedings in courts may have unprecedented impacts on the relevance and practicality of the forum non conveniens doctrine. Additionally, the drastically different approaches that federal courts have taken in response to the disproportionate geographic effects of the pandemic may give way to forum shopping. Plaintiffs may be more incentivized to bring their cases to forums that allow for videoconferencing proceedings as a strategic way to circumvent a defendant's potential forum non conveniens argument in a motion to dismiss. This Note argues that videoconferencing technology allows courts to effectively transcend the restrictions of geography while mitigating arguments about the relative convenience of different forums. Creating more uniform rules for videoconferencing proceedings will ensure easier predictability and uniformity in the forum non conveniens analysis. Specifically, this Note recommends that Congress and the courts mandate standardized technological videoconferencing requirements and adopt the original understanding of the forum non conveniens doctrine for lower courts to more explicitly consider the benefits of technology when making a forum non conveniens determination.
Law; Social distancing; Video teleconferencing; Shopping; Video conferencing; Geography; Court hearings & proceedings; Plaintiffs; Uniformity; Rules; Courts; Government mandates; COVID-19; District courts; Pandemics; Litigation; Jurisdiction; Adoption of innovations; Technology; Federal courts; Coronaviruses; Judges & magistrates; United States--US; 92211:Courts
Collection:
Bases de données des oragnisations internationales
Base de données:
ProQuest Central
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
langue:
Anglais
Revue:
Columbia Law Review
Année:
2023
Type de document:
Article
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