Why did the defendants fight jurisdiction in the United States in the Union Carbide Bhopal disaster case? Solution The background of the case is since 1984 ( location: Bhopal, India). The gas leaking incident in India because of plant run by Union Carbide which is basically a US firm.It results in severe casuality ( close to 2,500 death rate) and thousands of people had respiratory kind of diseases. The U.S. District Judge John F. Keenan imposed several conditions designed which is subject to Union Carbide, they are considred to be the prime defendant in the cases, to the procedures and they themself has taken themself by reach of American courts, even if all the cases are tried in India.In 1999 a civil class action lawsuit, under the case reference ( “Bano v. Union Carbide Corp.,)” or “Bano,” was filed .The defendant are trying to prove that they dont have any laibility on the alleged.They acncot be sued for ongoing contamination in that particular area.The agitation against Union carbide is still prevailing and judicial movements in India has taken lot of years and it actually defame the companys reputation. Thus the company is trying to fix the case through their home country trials ..