Legal Opinion
Sequihua v. Texaco, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 27, 1994No. Civ. A. H-93-3432PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORMAN W. BLACK, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, residents of Ecuador and a community in that country, filed this action in state court asserting a variety of causes of action arising out of the alleged contamination of the air, ground and water in Ecuador. In addition to monetary relief, Plaintiffs seek an injunction requiring Defendants to return the land to its former condition and the imposition of a “trust fund” to be administered by the Court. The case was removed, and the Court finds that the removal was procedurally proper. The case is before the Court on various motions, including…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- 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
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- Jota v. Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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- Delgado v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1995
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