*1 Opinion issued December 20, 2016

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-16-00718-CV ——————————— IN RE MAHINDRA, USA INC., Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Mahindra, USA Inc., has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, challenging the trial court’s August 12, 2016 order denying its motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens. ^[*]

*2 We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Jennings and Bland.

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[*] The underlying case is Jason Alan Cooper, Individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Venice Alan Cooper, and as Next Friend of Faith Cooper, and Christopher Cody Cooper v. Mahindra USA, Inc. and KMW, LTD ., cause number 2016-40032, pending in the 152nd District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Robert Schaffer presiding.