Legal Opinion
Nathaniel Cruz v. Maritime Company of Philippines
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 10, 1983No. 857, Docket 82-7785PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court (Leval, J.), 549 F.Supp. 285 (S.D.N.Y.1982), granting defendant Maritime Company of Philippines’ motion to dismiss plaintiff Nathaniel Cruz’s tort action on the ground of forum non conveniens. The district court appropriately applied the correct standards for determining whether to dismiss on forum non conveniens' grounds. We do not find that it abused its large measure of discretion in ordering dismissal, see Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc. v. M/V Nordic Regent, 654 F.2d 147, 158 (2d Cir.1980) (en banc), and we therefore affirm.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Alcoa Steamship Co. v. M/V Nordic RegentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Panagangelos Antypas v. Cia. Maritima San Basilio, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Reginald H. Howe v. Goldcorp Investments, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Transunion Corporation and Union Industries, Inc. v. Pepsico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Gertrude Baumgart v. Fairchild Aircraft Corporation and Swearingen Aviation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Zipfel v. Halliburton Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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