Legal Opinion
Jacqueline Payne Jacob Payne Randy W. Lowe Ferdinand Samuel v. Exxon Corporation Exxon Company USA Exxon Shipping Company and Veco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1997No. 96-35043PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Jacqueline Payne, Jacob Payne, Randy Lowe, and Ferdinand Samuel (plaintiffs) appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their action with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(C). Federal jurisdiction in the district court was based upon the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and general maritime law. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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Plaintiffs filed this action against Exxon Corporation, Exxon Company USA, Exxon Shipping Company (Exxon), and VECO, Incorporated in September 1992. Their complaint…
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