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Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1996

Publication Title

University of Miami Law Review

Abstract

In an earlier article, Professor Norwood questioned the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Ferens v. John Deere Co., which allows plaintiffs to double forum-shop, i.e., to file a lawsuit in one jurisdiction and then, while retaining the advantages of that jurisdiction's laws, to transfer the lawsuit to the geographically preferred jurisdiction. There, Professor Norwood assumed that having choices about where to file lawsuits was a necessary component of America's judicial system. Below, however, Professor Norwood explores that assumption and concludes that parties should not have the unrestricted choices seemingly provided by most venue laws.

Keywords

Forum Shopping, Ferens v. John Deere, Judicial System, Venue Laws, Legal Reform, Court Jurisdiction, Plaintiff Advantage, Double Forum-Shopping, Supreme Court Decision, Litigation Strategy

Publication Citation

Kimberly Jade Norwood, Shopping for a Venue: The Need for More Limits on Choice, 50 U. Miami L. Rev. 267 (1996)

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