Experience Details

Representation: In re Smith Barney Inc., 975 S.W.2d 593 (Tex. 1998)
Participating Attorneys: Rutter, Kent, Cordell, Thomas D.
Services: Appellate, Commercial Appeals, Mandamus and Interlocutory Appeals
1998

Description: In a lawsuit against a securities firm arising from the privatization of government-owned enterprises in Eastern Europe, persuaded the Texas Supreme Court, acting in a mandamus proceeding, to overturn a longstanding limitation on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.