Opinion

in Re Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited

Court
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Filed
Jan 28, 2014
Status
Published
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

Opinion issued January 28, 2014.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-13-00966-CV

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IN RE DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. AND DIAMOND

OFFSHORE DRILLING LTD., Relators

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This proceeding arises from a personal injury sustained by Bruce Masson,

the real party in interest, alleged to have occurred during his employment on a

drilling rig temporarily docked at a Malaysian port. Diamond Offshore Drilling,

Inc. and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Ltd., the relators, seek mandamus relief from

the trial court’s interlocutory order denying their motion to dismiss for forum non

conveniens.1

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions are denied

as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Bland, and Brown.

1

The Honorable Elizabeth Ray, Judge of the 165th District Court of Harris

County is the respondent. The underlying case is Bruce Masson v. Diamond

Offshore Drilling, Inc. and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Ltd., No. 2012-

21768, in the 165th District Court, Harris County, Texas.

2

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

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