Dynatec,Inc.(a U.S.corporation based in New York)engages in oil drilling in Colombia.Indigenous Indian tribes finds that certain rivers and streams have become polluted as a result and that hunting and fishing are adversely affected.A U.S.lawyer brings a lawsuit on behalf of the tribe in federal district court in New York.Dynatec wants the action dismissed,or at least not heard by the federal court in New York.The best bet for the case not to be heard in the federal court in New York would be for the Dynatec lawyer to:

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The best option for Dynatec's lawyer to prevent the case from being heard in federal court in New York is to move for dismissal based on forum non conveniens. This doctrine allows a court to dismiss a case that has been filed in a jurisdiction where it is not convenient or appropriate for the case to be heard. In this case, since the pollution and harm allegedly occurred in Colombia, it would be more appropriate for the case to be heard in a court in Colombia.