Tanguis v. M/V WESTCHESTER

ORDER AND REASONS

CLEMENT, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Alicia Tan-guis, et alls Motion to Remand. For the following reasons, the Motion is DENIED.

A. BACKGROUND

This case involves an oil spill in the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on November 28, 2000. On December 1, 2000, just a few days following the spill, a group of plaintiffs with fishing and oyster interests in the affected area filed a putative class action lawsuit in Louisiana state court against several defendants allegedly responsible for the spill. The plaintiffs exclusively alleged state law…