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VASQUEZ v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Nos. 01-41161, 02-40053.

325 F.3d 665 (2003)

Maria O. VASQUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Alejandra Marlen R. Deluna, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., et al., Defendants-Intervenor Defendants-Appellees. Maria O. Vasquez, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Alejandra Marlen R. Deluna, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, Dana R. Allison, et al., Appellants, v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger W. Hughes (argued), Adams & Graham, Harlingen, TX, for Vasquez parties, Davila, Lara, De Villegran, Trevino and Juarez parties.

George Edmond Chandler, Chandler Law Firm, Lufkin, TX, for Vasquez parties, Davila, Lara, De Villegran, Trevino and LeLuna.

Edmundo O. Ramirez, Lawrence C. Morgan, Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez, McAllen, TX, for Deluna.

Knox D. Nunnally, Marie Roach Yeates (argued), Morgan L. Copeland, Jr., Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, Spikes Kangerga, Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, for Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.

Kyle Harold Dreyer, Sean Roger Fitzgibbons (argued), Deron L. Wade, Hartline, Dacus, Dreyer & Kern, Dallas, TX, for General Motors Corp.

F. Edward Barker, Margery Huston (argued), Barker, Leon, Fancher & Matthys, Corpus Christi, TX, for Lucent Technologies Inc. and Lucent Technologies Maquiladoras Inc.

Before GARWOOD, SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Car crash victims' survivors sued the tire manufacturer and other defendants in state court. After defendants removed to federal court, the district court dismissed on grounds of forum non conveniens ("f.n.c."), finding Mexico to be the more convenient forum. The court also enjoined plaintiffs from pursuing any claim against defendants in Texas state court or federal court. We vacate the f.n.c. dismissal so that a return jurisdiction...

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