Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.

Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
Argued January 9, 2007
Decided March 5, 2007
Full case nameSinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
Citations549 U.S. 422 (more)
127 S. Ct. 1184; 167 L. Ed. 2d 15
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityGinsburg, joined by unanimous

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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