RSM PRODUCTION CORP. v. FRIDMAN

Court No. 06-cv-11512.

643 F.Supp.2d 382 (2009)

RSM PRODUCTION CORPORATION, Jack J. Grynberg, and Grynberg Petroleum Company, Plaintiffs, v. Mikhail FRIDMAN, Len Blavatnik, Lev Korchagin, Gregory Bowen, Lev Model, Global Petroleum Group, Ltd., TNK-BP Limited, Lord John Browne, BP, p.l.c., and John Does 1-5, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams, PLLC (Daniel L. Abrams), for Plaintiffs RSM Production Corporation, Jack J. Grynberg, and Grynberg Petroleum Company.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle (Turner P. Smith and Myles Bartley), for Defendant Leonard Blavatnik.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP (Jeh Charles Johnson), for Defendant Gregory Bowen.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Daryl A. Libow and Bruce W. Hickey), for Defendants BP, p.l.c. and John Browne.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (Robert H. Pees, W. Randolph Teslik, and John L. Van Sickle), for Defendant Mikhail Fridman.

White & Case LLP (Owen C. Pell, Timothy Pfeifer, and Robert M. Kelly), for Defendant TNK-BP Limited.


OPINION

WALLACH, District Judge.*

I

INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of an alleged oil and natural gas exploration contract between Plaintiffs and the Government of Grenada. Under the alleged contract, Plaintiffs were to receive a license to conduct seismic exploration off the coast of Grenada. That license was never issued. Plaintiffs assert claims for tortious interference with contract, tortious...

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