Legal Opinion

In re: Union Electric Company v.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 29, 2015No. 14-3276PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Energy Insurance Mutual Limited (“EIM”) moved to transfer the present dispute over insurance coverage to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, citing a contractual forum-selection clause and 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The district court 1 granted the motion. Union Electric then filed a petition with our Court seeking a writ of prohibition or mandamus to prevent the transfer. Because Union Electric has not satisfied the burden of showing an entitlement to this extraordinary form of relief, we deny the petition.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex.Supreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Ex Parte Republic of PeruSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Jonathan Barnett v. Dyncorp International, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  2. City of Benkelman, NE v. Baseline Engineering Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. Carter's of New Bedford, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  4. Depuy Synthes Sales, Inc. v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2022
  5. Waguespack v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2016

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