Legal Opinion
Youell v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 21, 1995No. 848, Docket 94-7691PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Exxon Corporation sued its insurers (the “Underwriters”) in a Texas state court, seeking reimbursement for losses and liabilities arising from the tragic grounding of its oil tanker, the Exxon Valdez. Though Exxon was headquartered in New York when the Valdez ran aground, it relocated to Texas before filing suit. The several Underwriters, with their various headquarters around the globe, doubtless feared the home-court advantage that Texas would give Exxon. So, the Underwriters filed their own suit against Exxon in the United States District Court for the Southern…
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