Opinion ID: 1476448
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 15

Heading: The Absence Of A Showing Of Overwhelming Hardship

Text: Although the foregoing analysis would be a sufficient basis, in and of itself, to conclude that Pan American failed to meet its forum non conveniens burden, we have searched the record for other significant evidence of hardship, but have found none. Indeed, all the relevant evidence points to the conclusion that Pan American is in no position to argue that being required to litigate in Delaware would inflict a hardship upon it. Pan American is a corporation with vast economic resources. It engages in operations on an international scale. As previously noted, Pan American's operations cause it frequently to enter into oil and gas supply contracts that contain forum selection clauses which require Pan American to litigate in the United States. Those facts are flatly inconsistent with Pan American's claim of hardship, as is the fact that Pan American recently defended a litigation in the Court of Chancery.