Legal Opinion
Zernicek v. Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex)
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 26, 1985No. C.A. H-84-8PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CARL O. BUE, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff brought this personal injury action in state court pursuant to the Jones Act, the general maritime law and the common law of negligence, alleging that the accident made the basis of this suit (i.e., the overexposure of radiation) was caused by the unseaworthiness of the vessels on which plaintiff was working and/or by the negligence of the defendant, Petróleos Mexicanos (hereinafter “Pemex”) and Rayos X Industrial de Mexico S.A. (hereinafter “Rayos X”). 1
This Court acquired jurisdiction of the action pursuant to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of NigeriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Anderson v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ramiro Arango and Gabriella Arango, Individually, Etc., Plaintiffs v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Lois Frolova v. Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Maritime International Nominees Establishment v. The Republic of Guinea, United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hugo Princz v. Federal Republic of GermanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Cargill International S.A., and Cargill, B v. V. M/t Pavel Dybenko, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem Novorossiysk Shipping Co., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- In Re the Arbitration Between Trans Chemical Ltd. & China National MacHiney Import & Export Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1997
- Michael Zernicek v. Brown & Root, Inc., Petroleos MexicanosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Crawford Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
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