Legal Opinion
Santiago Pereira v. Utah Transport, Inc. And Utah Shippers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1985No. 83-2537PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Santiago Pereira appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Per-eira, a Spanish national, was injured aboard the LAKE MENDOCINO, which flies the Liberian flag. Pereira brought suit in the Northern District of California against the .vessel’s owners, Utah Transport, Inc. and Utah Shippers, Inc. (“Utah”), both of which are Liberian corporations with San Francisco offices. Utah moved to dismiss for forum non conveniens. The district court dismissed the action in favor of litigation under Spanish jurisdiction.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by41 opinions
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