Legal Opinion
Talbot v. Saipem A.G.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 28, 1993No. Civ. A. G-93-437PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING REMAND
KENT, District Judge.
This is a lawsuit under the Jones Act for injuries sustained by the Plaintiff D.W. Talbot aboard a vessel. 1 Talbot originally filed this action in the 149th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, where Defendant Saipem S.p.A. (“Saipem”) filed two answers, a motion to dismiss, and a motion to transfer. Four months after the commencement of the case Saipem removed the action to this Court based on its status as a “foreign state” under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(d), as defined by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”). Before the Court is…
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