Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.

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.

Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 9, 2007 Decided March 5, 2007
Full case name	Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation
Citations	549 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
Majority	Ginsburg, joined by unanimous

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 549
• List of United States Supreme Court cases

External links

• Text of Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp., 549 U.S. 422 (2007) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)