Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Master Maintenance & Construction, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided March 2, 1999No. Civ.A.98-1065 APublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO REMAND
JOHN V. PARKER, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on a motion to remand by plaintiffs, Kent Acosta, et al. The defendants, Georgia Gulf, Primex, Ltd. and X.L. Insurance Co., Ltd., oppose this motion. Oral arguments were held on January 15,1999. Removal jurisdiction is allegedly based on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 9 U.S.C. § 201, et seq.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This action arose from a mustard gas leak at the Georgia Gulf facility in Plaque-mine, Louisiana on September 25,1996. The plaintiffs are Kent Acosta,…
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