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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Home country.
And no, they do not have to take them to court in the EU first.
People have in fact been sued directly in the US for events outside the country.
It is not uncommon for people or companies to sue or be sued across borders. It is called venue shopping. It is most common in civil cases like libel or business disputes where the stakes are financial.
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But that, as I understand it, can only happen when you're suing a multi-national company which is registered in the US. Eg, people often sue for compensation in the US courts, because they think they'll get larger payouts that way. This happened in the case of the "Costa Concordia" accident, for example.
If I have a dispute with my local car dealer, I can't sue them in a US court. The court would have no jurisdiction over the British car dealer.