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PHILLIPS v. AMOCO TRINIDAD OIL CO.

No. 78-2672.

632 F.2d 82 (1980)

Bethilda Betty PHILLIPS, Widow and Personal Representative of Walter Phillips, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMOCO TRINIDAD OIL COMPANY, and Santa Fe Drilling Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1980.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aram B. G. Adler, Philadelphia, Pa., argued for plaintiff-appellant; Bodle, Fogel Julber, Reinhardt & Rothschild, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

Sheldon A. Gebb, Los Angeles, Cal., Winston E. Rice, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., argued for defendants-appellees; Bill E. Schroeder, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

Before WALLACE and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges, and CORDOVA, District Judge.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal from a district court determination that the law of Trinidad, rather than United States maritime law, applies to two wrongful death actions and 12 personal injury actions filed on behalf of citizens and domiciliaries of Trinidad against Amoco Trinidad Oil Co. (Amoco Trinidad) and Santa Fe Drilling Co. (Santa Fe). The district court certified its order for interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), and we granted...

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