MALAYSIA INTERN SHIPPING CORP. v. SINOCHEM INTERN. CO. LTD.

No. 04-1815.

436 F.3d 349 (2006)

MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION Appellant v. SINOCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed February 7, 2006.

As Amended February 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann-Michele G. Higgins, (Argued), Diane B. Carvell, Rawle & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Stephen M. Hudspeth, (Argued), Susan L. Stevens, Coudert Brothers LLP, New York, NY, for Appellee.

Before AMBRO, STAPLETON and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.


AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Malaysia International Shipping Corporation ("MISC") appeals the District Court's dismissal, on forum non conveniens grounds, of its fraudulent misrepresentation action against Appellee Sinochem International Company Limited ("Sinochem"). We agree with the District Court that admiralty jurisdiction exists over this case. But because we believe the District Court should have determined whether it had personal jurisdiction before...

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