Legal Opinion
Diamond Offshore (Bermuda), Ltd. v. Haaksman
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided November 3, 2011No. 14-10-01061-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHARON McCALLY, Justice.
Diamond Offshore (Bermuda), Ltd. appeals the trial court’s recognition, pursuant to the Texas Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act,1 of two judgments rendered by a court in The Netherlands in favor of Duncan Burn Quinn and Thomas Joseph McCartney. Because we conclude that the trial court erred by denying Diamond Bermuda’s motion for nonrecognition, we reverse and render.
BACKGROUND
Robert Duncan Burn Quinn and Thomas Joseph McCartney were employees of Diamond Offshore (Bermuda), Ltd. (“Diamond Bermuda”), working on an oil rig in the North Sea…
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