Spurlin
Spurlin v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DALE M. SPURLIN and Case No.: 19-cv-02049-AJB-AHG
MARY SPURLIN,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
Plaintiffs MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK
OF SUBJECT MATTER
14 v. JURISDICTION 15 AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS (Doc. No. 181.) 16 CORPORATION, et al., 17 Defendants 18 // // // // // // // // // // Before the Court is a joint motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction filed by Warren Pumps, LLC,1 Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation and Foster Wheeler LLC (collectively “Foster Wheeler”), IMO Industries, Inc. (“IMO”), and Crane Co. (“Crane”) (collectively, “Defendants”). (Doc. No. 181.) Defendants seek dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 12(b)(1), arguing that the Court lacks jurisdiction over this case because they are entitled to “derivative sovereign immunity” pursuant to Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Const. Co., 309 U.S. 18 (1940). For the reasons set forth 8 …