Legal Opinion
Pastewka v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 27, 1977No. 76-2590PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing actions against Texaco, Inc., and Texaco Panama, Inc., on the ground that the plaintiffs are bound by a forum non conveniens decision in another forum.1 Because we conclude that the district court properly applied the principle of direct estoppel by judgment, we affirm its decision.
On January 11,1971, the Paracas, a vessel of Peruvian registry, collided in the English Channel, twelve miles off the English coast, with the Texaco Caribbean, a tanker of Panamanian registry owned by a Panamanian…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Fitzgerald v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Parsons v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Amelia Zamora Demateos, Administratrix of the Estate of Theodore Reyes, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc. And Texaco Panama, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Windt v. Qwest Communications International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Telcordia Tech Inc, in the Matter of the Arbitration of Certain Controversies Between v. Telkom Sa LtdCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Mizokami Bros. Of Arizona, Inc. v. Mobay Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Exxon Corporation v. Chick Kam ChooCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Phoenix Canada Oil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1978
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