Legal Opinion
Cuevas v. Reading & Bates Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 7, 1983No. Civ. A. H-82-1388PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STERLING, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to transfer and Defendants’ motion to dismiss principally on grounds of forum non conveniens. This is a suit by several Philippines and representatives of several other deceased Philippine workers for damages resulting from alleged non-payment of wages, and injuries or death suffered as a result of inhalation of hydrogen sulfide gas on October 2, 1980. The gas emission occurred while the victims were serving on board Defendants’ jack-up drilling rig, Ron Tappmeyer. At that time the vessel was drilling…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Willis McGhee Carol McGhee David Rudh Chaweean Rudh v. Arabian American Oil Company, D/B/A Aramco, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Villar v. Crowley Maritime Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Rogelio J. Cuevas v. Reading & Bates Corp., A/K/A Reading & Bates Offshore Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Neo Sack, Ltd. v. Vinmar Impex, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1993
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