The Federal Circuit has granted a large number of mandamus petitions in order to move cases out of Judge Alan Albright's W.D.Tex. courtroom based upon the inconvenience felt by large multinational defendants.
Specifically, in TikTok, the Fifth Circuit found the district court erred in weighing the witness convenience and ease of access to proof factors against transfer, since the key evidence and witnesses were predominately located in China and California.
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