Legal Opinion
Lavan Petroleum Company v. Underwriters at Lloyds
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 5, 1971No. 71 Civ. 244PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), seek to remand this litigation to the New York State Supreme Court. Four plaintiffs are American oil companies: ARCO Exploration, Inc., Murphy Middle East Oil Co., Iranian Sun Oil Co., (Delaware corporations), and Union Oil Company of Iran (a California corporation)^ — the “citizen corporations.” The remaining two plaintiffs, Lavan Petroleum Co. and National Iranian Oil Co., are incorporated under the laws of Iran — the “alien corporations.”
The four citizen corporations apparently formed a joint venture with National…
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- Euzzino v. London & Edinburgh Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1964
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