Legal Opinion
Dorizos v. Lemos and Pateras, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided September 27, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-574-TPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Senior District Judge.
This matter came on for consideration by the court on September 2, 1977, requesting the Court to dismiss and/or decline jurisdiction.
The defendant claims as grounds for the motions to dismiss that (1) plaintiff’s employment contract contains a choice of forum clause requiring plaintiff to proceed in the courts of Greece, the country of his residence, and (2) the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama is not a convenient forum for the litigation of the claim asserted in this suit and should decline jurisdiction on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cuevas v. Reading & Bates Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1983
- Thacius Abraham v. Universal Glow, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Reavis v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- Castillo v. Spiliada Maritime Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1990
- Tismo v. M/V IPPOLYTOSDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
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