FIRST INV. CORP. v. FUJIAN MAWEI SHIPBUILDING

No. 12-30377.

703 F.3d 742 (2012)

FIRST INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF the MARSHALL ISLANDS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. FUJIAN MAWEI SHIPBUILDING, LIMITED, erroneously sued as Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, Limited of the People's Republic of China; Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Corporation, erroneously sued as Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Corporation of the People's Republic of China; People's Republic of China, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised January 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Tadros (argued), Adelaida Jelena Ferchmin , Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Scott R. Wheaton, Jr. (argued), David Boies Sharpe , Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and KING and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

First Investment Corporation of the Marshall Islands appeals a district court's decision to deny confirmation of a foreign arbitral award against Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd., Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Corp., and the People's Republic of China. This case requires us to address an issue of first impression in this circuit: whether a court may dismiss a petition to confirm a foreign arbitration award for lack of personal jurisdiction...

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