BEPCO, L.P. v. Santa Fe Minerals, Inc., et al., No. 11-30986 (5th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseIn 2008, BEPCO sued Santa Fe in Louisiana state court, alleging claims for indemnity and contribution in an attempt to recover money it had paid out in a settlement. Santa Fe and a group of subsequently named defendants then filed cross-claims and third-party claims against a multitude of insurers and underwriters, including Lloyd's London. Among the Lloyd's London insurers named by defendants was ICAROM. In January 2011, ICAROM exercised its right to removal under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. 1441(d), 1447(c). After BEPCO objected to removal, the district court remanded the case to state court. ICAROM appealed the district court's remand order. The court held that BEPCO's timely motion to remand, combined with a remand order based on permissible section 1447(c) grounds, denied the court jurisdiction to review the district court's order on appeal or on petition for writ of mandamus. Accordingly, the court dismissed the appeal for want of appellate jurisdiction.
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