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CHIAZOR v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING CO., LTD.

No. 80-3088.

648 F.2d 1015 (1981)

Alexander CHIAZOR, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY, LTD., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton Musslewhite, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN and TATE, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 23, 1981.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The decedent, Joel Chiazor, died as a result of injuries he received while working on a submersible drilling rig off the Nigerian coast. His representatives brought suit against the owner of the rig under the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, and the general maritime law of the United States. The district court dismissed the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens...

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