Case Name: Roland GUIDRY v. SMITH INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Safeguard Disposal System, Inc. Rowan Companies, Inc. and Diamond Tank Rentals, Inc.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2001-06-01
Citations: 793 So. 2d 203
Docket Number: No. 2001-CC-1108
Parties: Roland GUIDRY v. SMITH INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Safeguard Disposal System, Inc. Rowan Companies, Inc. and Diamond Tank Rentals, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 793
Pages: 203–203

Head Matter:
Roland GUIDRY v. SMITH INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Safeguard Disposal System, Inc. Rowan Companies, Inc. and Diamond Tank Rentals, Inc.
No. 2001-CC-1108.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 1, 2001.

Opinion:
In re Smith International Acquisition Corp. et al.; Rowan Companies Inc.; Safeguard Disposal Systems Inc.;' — Defendants; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Div. H, No. 99-11078; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2001-C-0390.
Granted. The judgment of the trial court denying the motion to transfer venue based on forum non conveniens is reversed. The motion is granted for the reasons assigned in the dissenting opinion in the court of appeal, and the case is transferred to the Fifteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Lafayette.