Legal Opinion
In Re Oil Spill By" Amoco Cadiz" Off Coast of France
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 26, 1979No. MDL 376, 78C3693PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
McGARR, District Judge.
In each of several of the cases consolidated in this multidistrict proceeding, Astilleros Españoles, S. A. (“Astilleros”) has filed a motion to dismiss. Issues relative to the motions have been briefed by counsel in the context of the case first filed in this court, the limitation proceeding on behalf of Amoco Transport Company (“Transport”). This decision, therefore, relates only to the limitation action, though its reasoning may have broader application.
In that proceeding, the limitation plaintiff filed a third-party complaint against…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In the Matter of Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In Re Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978. Appeal of Astilleros Espanoles, S.ACourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Ex Parte TownsendSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, S.A. v. Schichau-Unterweser, A.G., and Stork-Werkspoor Diesel, B.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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