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Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001577

The practice of deliberately choosing a court or jurisdiction that is most likely to provide a favorable outcome for a legal dispute. This selection is based on factors such as the applicable laws, judicial precedents, procedural rules, or the perceived bias of judges in different venues. It is a strategic legal maneuver, often employed in complex insurance litigation involving multiple jurisdictions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001577
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/forum-shopping/"
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Record 1,476 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.