forum shop

American  

[fawr-uhm shop] / ˈfɔr əm ˌʃɒp /

Or forum-shop

verb (used without object)

Law.

1. to choose a jurisdiction in which to file a lawsuit as a way of trying to increase one's chance of winning the case.

   Litigants are increasingly tempted to forum shop among states to find courts more favorably inclined to their cause.

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Etymology

Origin of forum shop

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

But defendants forum shop too.

From Slate

Why do patent owners forum shop into those Texas federal courts?

From Slate

Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, said he sees no ethical problem with Paxton trying to “forum shop.”

From Washington Post

“Answer is it’s a single-division judge. Litigants rationally forum shop.”

From Washington Post

Evan Mascagni, policy director with the Public Participation Project, which is pushing for a federal anti-SLAPP law, said that an uneven legal landscape has prompted plaintiffs to “forum shop” their cases.

From Washington Post