Legal Opinion
Chadwick v. Shell Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 18, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-2163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
The plaintiffs move to remand on the ground that the individual claims in this case do not exceed the jurisdictional amount of $50,000, and that aggregation of the punitive damages claims to create jurisdiction in this case would be improper. The Court agrees.
Background
This case involves the spill of sulfuric acid from a pipeline operated by Shell Oil Company at its Norco facility on June 8,1993. This event resulted in the evacuation of the communities in the vicinity of the plant and caused many, admittedly mostly minor, injuries. Although this…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- In Re Northern District of California, Dalkon Shield Iud Products Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- The Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp., Etc., and First Gibraltar Bank, Fsb, Intervenor-Appellee v. Jack GriffinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Barbara Allen v. R & H Oil & Gas Company, Farrar Oilfield Service and Equipment Co., and Tri-State Oil Services, Inc., Tri-State Oil Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Allen v. R & H Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Printworks, Inc. v. Dorn Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1994
- Acosta v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1997
- Barbara Allen v. R & H Oil & Gas Company, Farrar Oilfield Service and Equipment Co., and Tri-State Oil Services, Inc., Tri-State Oil Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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