Craig Dibble v. Torax Medical, Inc. nad Ethicon, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a produce liability claim.



Plaintiff, a foreign citizen, who had a medical device implanted in the United Kingdom but later surgically removed in the United States, sued the device's manufacturer, which was based in Minnesota during the time of the complained-of conduct, and the manufacturer's parent company, which is based in New Jersey. The manufacturer and parent company moved to dismiss the lawsuit based on forum non conveniens, a doctrine that ensures a trial is held in a convenient forum, and argued the case should be litigated in the United Kingdom. Weighing all contacts that occurred outside Minnesota in favor of the United Kingdom, the district court agreed, dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, and denied the plaintiff the opportunity to amend his complaint.

Reversed