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AdvanFort Co. v. Zamil Offshore Servs. Co.

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-381 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether the doctrine of forum non conveniens requires the existence of a single foreign court in which a plaintiff has the right to bring its entire case against all defendants, or whether the plaintiff may be forced to split its case across multiple courts.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/18/2025Application (25A232) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 28, 2025 to September 29, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
08/28/2025Application (25A232) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 29, 2025.
09/29/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2025)
10/06/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 31, 2025 to December 1, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
10/08/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 1, 2025.
12/01/2025Brief of respondents Zamil Offshore Services Company, et al. in opposition filed.
12/15/2025Reply of petitioner AdvanFort Company filed. (Distributed)
12/16/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.