Legal Opinion
Bacon v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2009No. 08-2935PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Bacon appeals the dismissal of his breach-of-contract and fraudulent-misrepresentation claims against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) on the ground of forum non conveniens. We reverse and remand.
I
Bacon’s suit against Liberty Mutual arises out of the settlement of a personal injury lawsuit against Ridgetop Holdings, Inc. (“Ridgetop”), the parent company of Bacon’s employer, Davis Erection Company, Inc. (“Davis Erection”). In July 2003, Bacon was severely injured in Omaha, Nebraska, while working on a construction project for which Davis…
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