There is an explosion of a chemical plant facility in the northern part of South Carolina. The plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit in a district court in the southern part of South Carolina, because many of the deceased persons' families were in that part of the state. The defendant-chemical company headquarters is located in the north of the state. What will the company request of the court due to the fact that the facility that exploded, documentation, witnesses to the explosion, investigating officials and other physical evidence is located in the north?
a. a declaration of forum non conveniens b. a determination of concurrent jurisdiction c. a conflict-of-law ruling d. a usual change of venue e. none of the other choices are correct