Legal Opinion
Lopez Dominguez v. Gulf Coast Marine & Associates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 28, 2010No. 09-40685PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we are asked to review the dismissal of an action seeking redress for injuries suffered in a deadly maritime accident off the coast of Mexico. However, at this time, we forego a ruling on the merits of the dismissal of this case for forum non conveniens. After plaintiffs filed this appeal, the district judge who presided over this case recused himself, calling into question the continued validity of his dismissal. Given the incomplete information in the record regarding the circumstances of the judge’s recusal, we remand this case to the district court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Luis Alberto Trivelloni-Lorenzi, and Susanna Electra Trivelloni-Lorenzi v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Ernesto Serio Pampin Lopez, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of His Deceased Mother Sara E. Lopez De Pampin v. Pan American Airways, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Firstier Mortgage Co. v. Investors Mortgage InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Arlene Otis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Quincy Lairsey and Frances Lairsey v. The Advance Abrasives CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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