MUNUSAMY v. McCLELLAND ENGINEERS, INC.

Civ. A. Nos. B-81-800-CA, B-82-143-CA and B-82-709-CA.

579 F.Supp. 149 (1984)

Muigawah MUNUSAMY v. McCLELLAND ENGINEERS, INC. et al. Steven Peter CROW v. OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. William Wayne PICCO v. GLOBAL MARINE DRILLING CO. et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

January 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton Musslewhite, G. Robert Friedman, Friedman & Chaffin, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs.

James Patrick Cooney, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Marion E. McDaniel, Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney, Jack L. Albritton, Fulbright & Jaworski, G. Byron Sims, Brown, Sims & Ayre, Houston, Tex., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.

Before the court are three maritime death and injury cases brought by foreign plaintiffs against American and foreign defendants. The Defendants in each case urge the court to dismiss under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. They argue that the court must choose to apply foreign rather than U.S. law because the Plaintiffs' injuries have insufficient connection with the U.S.

In effect, the...

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