Opinion ID: 203939
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Adequate Alternate Forum

Text: The district court found that Israel is an adequate alternative forum because its courts address the sort of breach of contract claim asserted in this case, and because Hananel, an Israeli citizen is amenable to service there. We agree and see no reason to disturb this finding as this matter has been litigated for nearly four years in the Israeli forum, a forum in which IPI initially chose to pursue its claims. Further, IPI does not contend either that the remedy provided by the alternative forum is so clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory that it is no remedy at all, Piper, 454 U.S. at 254, 102 S.Ct. 252, or that the Israeli forum does not permit litigation of the subject matter of the dispute, id. at 254 n. 22, 102 S.Ct. 252. We also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in conditioning its dismissal on Hananel's agreement not to oppose reinstatement of the Israeli proceeding. See Ahmed v. Boeing Co., 720 F.2d 224, 225 (1st Cir.1983) (upholding conditional dismissal in forum non conveniens case).