INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL v. STRYKER CORPORATION - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Mar 17, 2022

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Mark Edward Maney, MANEY LAW FIRM, Houston, Texas, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: D. Andrew Portinga, MILLER JOHNSON, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Mark Edward Maney, MANEY LAW FIRM, Houston, Texas, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: D. Andrew Portinga, David J. Gass, Laci V. Reséndiz, MILLER JOHNSON, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Andrew P. Tower, MANEY LAW FIRM, Houston, Texas, for Amicus Curiae.

Judge(s): BOGGS, THAPAR, and BUSH, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) sued Stryker Corporation in the Western District of Michigan, alleging a complex scheme in which Stryker bribed Mexican government officials to facilitate the sale of its products in Mexico. The district court granted Stryker’s motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens, and IMSS appealed. For the reasons below, we affirm.