Legal Opinion
Saul Munoz Sibaja, Rafaela Arrieta Porra v. Dow Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1985No. 83-5655PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court dismissed this diversity case under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The plaintiffs appeal, claiming that the Erie 1 doctrine required the court to apply the state forum non conveniens rule which would have precluded the dismissal. We affirm.
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The plaintiffs are fifty-eight Costa Rican agricultural workers. They claim to have been sterilized as a result of their exposure in Costa Rica to pesticides manufactured by either Dow Chemical Company or Shell Oil Company. In May 1983, they sued these companies in Florida state court, seeking damages under product liability…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Cabalceta v. Standard Fruit Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Ravelo Monegro v. RosaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Royal Bed and Spring Co., Inc. v. Famossul Industria E Comercio De Moveis Ltda.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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