The state Superior Court has ruled a Philadelphia judge did not abuse his discretion in ruling in favor of a forum non conveniens argument from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which sought to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit filed in Philadelphia, arguing the proper venue would be a state court in New Jersey.
Led by President Judge Correale F. Stevens, the unanimous three-judge panel in Pisieczko v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said that private and public interest factors lended to moving the case to New Jersey, despite the fact that CHOP's headquarters are located in Philadelphia.
