US judge rejects widows’ AWB suit
27/9/08
A lawsuit filed by two Iraqi widows against AWB has been rejected by a US court, with the judge ruling the matter should be heard in Australia. District Court judge Gerard Lynch agreed with lawyers representing the Australian wheat exporter that “Australia is an adequate alternative forum”. “The interests of the parties, of judicial economy, and of Australia and the US are better served by adjudication of this dispute in Australia,” Judge Lynch said. The class action lawsuit was one of five filed in the aftermath of the AWB kickback scandal.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24408366-5013404,00.html