Labels:book | reckoner | sky OCR: by Judge Fedoroff. On May 1991, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Courl of Appeals heard argument. its decision or May 30. 1991. the Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the lowercourt holding that the dismissal proper under the admiralty doctrine of farumt conveniens Millerv Ame rican Dredging Co. 580 So 20 1091 (La 4tt Ef61 57). The appellate court specifically hela 515 follows In thej face of clear pronouticements by the Federal judiciary that maritime cases filed in state court must be governed by the federal doctrine of forum conveniens, we are compefled to apply that defense in the instant tcase, We eagree with the trial court's factual conci lusion that Louisiana has solutely no connection with this caNe Neither party is aLouisianaresident; the accident occurred on the Delaware river ...
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