Legal Opinion
De Aguilar v. Boeing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1993No. 92-5099PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in this ease are doggedly determined to find some court in the United States — any court — in which to try their foreign-based claims. Once again they fail. This suit is but the latest in a succession of wrongful death litigation arising out of the crash of a Mexicana Airlines plane in Mexico. In the first action, the plaintiffs filed suit in state court in Bexar County, Texas; the defendants removed to federal district court for the Western District of Texas; and the district court dismissed the action on federal forum non conveniens grounds…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by234 opinions
- Richard M. Sanchez v. Monumental Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- 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
- De Aguilar v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Tony Mumfrey v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- Kathy Kroske, an Individual v. Us Bank Corp., a Foreign Corporation Dba U.S. BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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