Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Amfels, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2001No. 00-41037PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The Appellant, Amfels, Inc., appeals the district court’s order granting Appellees’ motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in prosecuting their motion to remand under § 1447(c). This case arose out of an accident which occurred on April 22, 1999, at the Amfels shipyard at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Tragically, Bladimir Garcia, during the course of his duties, received an electric shock and died.
The Appellees, the Garcias, filed suit in Texas state court asserting Texas state law claims for negligence and premises liability. Their petition made no…
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- Miranti v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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