Inconvenient Forum and Convenient Catastrophe: The Bhopal Case

2d Cir accident affidavit aircraft alleged alternative forum American courts apply assert Bhopal disaster Bhopal plant California Carbide's cause of action cert choice of forum choice of law CIRESI citizens claims conflict of laws convenience conveniens motion Corp Court of Appeals Dadachanji decision defendant Defendant's Exhibit denied discovery discretion district court doctrine of forum documents Ecuador favor federal courts filed foreign law foreign plaintiffs forum non conveniens Gilbert grounds of forum Gulf Oil Gulf Oil Corp Hague Evidence Convention Hartzell High Seas Act HOLMAN implead Indian courts involved issue Judge Keenan judgment judicial jurisdiction justice Koster Lauritzen motion to dismiss parties Pennsylvania Piper plaintiff's choice plaintiffs Procedure public interest factors question relevant resident Reyno S.Ct safety Scotland sources of proof statute strict liability suit Supp supra Supreme Court Texaco tion tort UCIL Union Carbide Corporation Union of India victims witnesses wrongful death York