Opinion ID: 627440
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Existence of Alternative Forum

Text: 21 Amoco has the burden of proving the unavailability of an alternative forum. Pacific Atl. Trading Co., 758 F.2d at 1331. It has not met this burden. Proceedings involving Leonis' liability for damages caused by the allision are already pending in Egypt. In accordance with the 1976 International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, to which Egypt is a party, Leonis commenced a limitation action in Egypt to determine the extent of provable damages and limit its liability. 5 That action was filed on January 30, 1990, one day before Amoco filed the present claim. Both plaintiffs were named in the limitation action and notified of the proceedings. A limitation fund was established in Egypt, administered by the Egyptian court. Although Amoco has not filed any claims against the fund, an alternative forum for its claim against Leonis plainly exists.