VINSON v. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING

No. 01-08-00922-CV.

318 S.W.3d 34 (2010)

Harrison VINSON, Appellant, v. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING, GlobalSantaFe Drilling Corporation, GlobalSantaFe Corporation, GlobalSantaFe Offshore Services, Inc., GlobalSantaFe Operations, National Oilwell L.P., National Oilwell Varco, L.P., and National Oilwell Norway, A.S. (f/k/a Hydralift A.S.A.), Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

April 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cortlan H. Maddux, John C. Schwambach Jr., Stevenson & Murray, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Bryan Patrick Vezey, Gene F. Creely, II, Joseph A. Ziemianski, Cozen O'Connor, J.D. Page, Attorney at Law, Robert Glen Moll, Steven P. Vangel, Hill Rivkins L.L.P., Timothy W. Strickland, Fowler, Rodriguez, Chalos, Flint, Gary, McCoy, O'Connor, Sullivan & Carroll, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Michael D. Wilson, Hill Rivkins LLP, New York, NY, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Justices JENNINGS, HIGLEY, and SHARP.


OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

Appellant, Harrison Vinson, challenges the trial court's order dismissing, under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, his personal injury lawsuit against appellees, American Bureau of Shipping ("ABS"); GlobalSantaFe Drilling Corporation, GlobalSantaFe Corporation, GlobalSantaFe Offshore Services, Inc., and GlobalSantaFe Operations (collectively, "GlobalSantaFe"); and National...

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