NOBLE DRILLING SERVICES, INC. v. CERTEX USA, INC.

No. 10-20083.

620 F.3d 469 (2010)

NOBLE DRILLING SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CERTEX USA, INC.; Bridon-American Corporation; Bridon International, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Joseph Dobrowski (argued), Charles Gerald Harrison , Lee Marshall Larkin , Anthony David Weiner, Dobrowski, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John B. Wallace , Karri J. Webb , Barker Lyman, P.C., Houston, TX, for Certex USA, Inc.

William H. Krull, III (argued), Mayer Brown, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Bridon-American Corp. and Bridon Intern., Ltd.

Before CLEMENT, SOUTHWICK and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Noble Drilling Services appeals the district court's dismissal of its case pursuant to an arbitration clause incorporated into two agreements to which it was not a party. We REVERSE the district court's dismissal and REMAND for proceedings on the merits in the district court.

I. Facts and Background

This case centers on Noble Drilling Services, Inc.'s ("Noble") purchase of wire mooring rope from Bridon International, Ltd. and...

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