NANKO SHIPPING, USA v. ALCOA, INC.

No. 15-7070.

850 F.3d 461 (2017)

NANKO SHIPPING, USA, Parent Company of Nanko Shipping Guinea, et al., Appellants v. ALCOA, INC. and Alcoa World Alumina, LLC, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Temple , Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Thomas E. Birsic , Pittsburgh, PA, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Matthew J. Louik and David T. Case , Washington, DC.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Brown.


The Republic of Guinea is one of the world's principal sources of bauxite, an aluminum ore. After Guinea declared independence from France in the middle of the last century, it sought to ensure that the exploitation of its natural resources would not only provide business for multinational corporations based overseas that...

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