Opinion ID: 770968
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Erazo v. Shell Oil Co. (Erazo)

Text: 11 In Erazo, a lone Honduran citizen filed suit originally in Hidalgo County, Texas. 14 Defendant Shell filed a third-party petition against Dow, Occidental, Dead Sea, Ameribrom,and AMVAC more than thirty days after answering and without leave to serve the petition. Dead Sea immediately removed the case to the Southern District of Texas, McAllen Division. The remaining defendants joined in the removal, asserting additional bases of federal subject matter jurisdiction, and filed cross-claims against Dead Sea. Shell filed supplemental notices of removal. The Erazo plaintiff moved to remand, asserting lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court transferred the case to the Houston Division where it was consolidated with the others.