Legal Opinion
Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 30, 2001No. 93 CIV. 7527, 94 CIV. 9266PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is the renewed motion of defendant Texaco to dismiss these cases in favor of their being pursued in the courts of Ecuador (or in the courts of Peru by any Peruvian plaintiff who pre fers that forum). Because Texaco has carried its burden on every element of the motion, and because the record establishes overwhelmingly that these cases have everything to do with Ecuador and nothing to do with the United States, the Court grants the motion and dismisses the cases on the ground of forum non conveniens.
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3Cited by40 opinions
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