Legal Opinion
Iwag v. Geisel Compania Maritima, S.A.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 29, 1995No. Civ. A. H-94-0541PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GILMORE, District Judge.
Pending before the Court are numerous motions filed by both parties, including Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and Defendants’ Motion for Early Consideration of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Forum Non Conveniens and Motion to Dismiss for Want of Personal Jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that it lacks removal jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action and therefore orders that it be remanded to state court.
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Robert Iwag and seven other seamen bring this action alleging inter alia that they suffered injuries following exposure…
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