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Forum Non Conveniens (2003 Amendment)

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  • House Bill 4, Article 3 (2003)
  • Sec. 71.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code
  • PDF Format eBook (Fully searchable)
  • Report: 207 pages
  • Exhibits: 290 pages
  • Fee: $195
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  • House Bill 4, Article 3 (2003)
  • Sec. 71.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code
  • PDF Format eBook (Fully searchable)
  • Report: 207 pages
  • Exhibits: 290 pages
  • Fee: $295
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Abstract

The House Research Organization summarized the 2003 amendment to the forum non conveniens statute (§ 71.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) as follows:

Forum non conveniens and multidistrict litigation. HB 4 requires a court to dismiss a case that has no connection to Texas and that should have been brought in another state or country if the court determines that dismissal is in the best interest of justice and for the parties’ convenience. The chief justice of the Supreme Court must appoint a five-member judicial panel that may transfer civil actions involving one or more common questions of fact pending in the same or different courts to any district court for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings.