Legal Opinion
Seguros Comercial Americas S.A. De C v. v. American President Lines Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 7, 1996No. Civil Action H-94-2938PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ATLAS, District Judge.
Defendant, American President Lines, Ltd. (“APL”) moves to dismiss Plaintiff, Se-guros Comercial Americas S.A. de C.V.’s (“Seguros”) complaint based on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing that Mexico is an available and adequate forum in which to litigate this case. Seguros adamantly opposes dismissal. On motion to Judge Kenneth Hoyt, this case was consolidated with Civil Action No. 94-3122.
Thereafter, Plaintiff submitted a Supplemental Response to APL’s Motion to Dismiss (“Supplemental Response”) and APL then filed its Supplemental Reply to…
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