Legal Opinion
Bridas Corp. v. Unocal Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided April 27, 2000No. 14-99-00196-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DON WITTIG, Justice.
The principle issue presented is choice of law. The trial court found that Turkmenistan and Afghanistan law applied to the tortious interference claims. Based upon the application of those foreign laws, the trial court also granted summary judgment because no such interference claims exist in situs of the alleged injuries. We affirm.
Bridas Corporation (“Bridas”) appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Unocal Corporation, Delta Oil Company Ltd., Delta International, and Deltoil Corporation (collectively as “Unocal”). Bridas brought this action against…
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