In the Bhopal,India,disaster,the Union Carbide subsidiary involved was owned 50.9% by the parent company with headquarters in Connecticut while the other 49.1% was controlled by Indians.The case on behalf of the victims was started in the U.S.The judge dismissed the case saying it should be tried in India because of:

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The best choice is D because Forum Non Conveniens means that a court can dismiss a case if it believes that another court, in another jurisdiction, would be best suited to hear the case. In this case, the judge ruled that the case should be tried in India, where the incident occurred, rather than in the U.S. where the parent company was headquartered.

In the Bhopal,India,disaster,the Union Carbide Subsidiary Involved Was Owned 50