Legal Opinion
Yves J. Fontenot v. Global Marine, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1983No. 82-4415PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Yves J. Fontenot, originally brought suit in Louisiana state court against his employer, Global Marine, Inc. (“Global”), for an injury aboard ship. Subsequently, on February 4, 1980, appellant amended his state petition to include Union-mutual Stock Life Insurance Company of America (“Unionmutual”) as a defendant. On February 28, 1980, Unionmutual removed the lawsuit from state court to the United States District Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction; appellant was a resident of Louisiana, Global was a Delaware corporation with its principal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- McKenzie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
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