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Fifth Circuit· 4/4/2003

Vasquez v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.

Citations

  • 325 F.3d 665
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 6500
  • 2003 WL 1389087

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that the district court correctly determined that trial should be held in Mexico where the product was bought in Mexico and when “all the physical evidence and medical reports” were in Mexico
  • rejecting the argument that Mexico’s “severe damage caps” render it inadequate as a forum for relief
  • “Plaintiffs are permitted to plead in the alternative.”

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Judges: Barksdale, Garwood, Smith

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Cites

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