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AUTORIDAD DE ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA DE PR v. VITOL S.A.

Nos. 16-1438 16-1447.

859 F.3d 140 (2017)

AUTORIDAD DE ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA DE PUERTO RICO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. VITOL S.A.; Vitol, Inc., Defendants, Appellants, Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland; Fulano de Tal; Fiadoras A, B and C; Aseguradoras X, Y and Z; Carlos M. Benítez, Inc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 13, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory G. Garre , with whom Alexandra Shechtel, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Washington, DC, Neal S. Manne , Alexander L. Kaplan , Weston L. O'Black , Michael C. Kelso , Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Houston, TX, Eduardo A. Zayas-Marxuach , Hato Rey, PR, Francisco G. Bruno-Rovira , McConnell Valdés LLC, Andrés W. López and The Law Offices of Andrés W. López, P.S.C., were on brief, for appellants.

Eduardo J. Corretjer-Reyes , with whom Corretjer, L.L.C., San Juan, PR, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.

The district court remanded this case to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, San Juan Part, because it determined that the forum selection clauses at issue were enforceable, and that the unanimity requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(2)(A) therefore could not be satisfied. We affirm.

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