United States Fifth Circuit

A judgment of a district court that removal of a tort action arising from certain chemical exposure was proper under the Convention Act is affirmed where the district court correctly concluded that the subject matter of the action related to arbitration agreements falling under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, and that federal jurisdiction was not defeated by a lack of unanimous consent of defendants.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2006
• Published 06/08/2006

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Souren Abdalian (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Luis A. Leitzelar (argued), Joell Margaret Keller, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, F. Barry Marionneaux, Marionneaux & Marionneaux, Plaquemine, LA, for Master Maintenance and Const. Inc., Georgia Gulf Corp., Payne & Keller Co. Inc., Lexington Ins. Co. and Hydrochem Indus. Services Inc., Hal C. Welch, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, LA, for Louisiana Intrastate Gas Co., LA Intrastate Gas Corp. and LIG Liquids Co., D. Russell Holwadel, Adams, Hoefer, Holwadel & Eldridge, New Orleans, LA, for Associated Elec. & Gas Ins. Services Ltd.