Practice point: The court may grant a forum non conviens motion on any condition that may be just, pursuant to CPLR 327(a).
Students should note that dismissal could properly be conditioned on a waiver of the foreign forum's advantageous statute of limitations.
Case: Patriot Exploration v. Thompson & Knight, NY Slip Op 06217 (1st Dept. 2010)
Here is the opinion.
Tomorrow's issue: Motion practice.
