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Class Of 2017 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2017 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Incoming 1L Photos (Facebooks)
Photographs of incoming law students for the St. Mary’s University School of Law, class of 2017
Escaping Liability Via Forum Non Conveniens: Conocophillips's Oil Spill In China, Chenglin Liu
Escaping Liability Via Forum Non Conveniens: Conocophillips's Oil Spill In China, Chenglin Liu
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In 2011, a year after British Petroleum (BP) 's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, ConocoPhillips's subsidiary in China caused a massive oil spill in the Bohai Sea. A group of fishermen suffered severe property damage as a result of the oil spill. After a failed attempt to have their complaint heard in a Chinese court, the fishermen sued ConocoPhillips in the United States District Court in Houston, Texas. It is very likely that the Houston District Court will deem the Chinese courts the more appropriate forum for this case and grant ConocoPhillips's motion for forum non conveniens dismissal. …