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SKANGA ENERGY & MARINE LTD. v. AREVENCA S.A.

No. 11 Civ. 4296(DLC).

875 F.Supp.2d 264 (2012)

SKANGA ENERGY & MARINE LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. AREVENCA S.A., Petróleos De Venezuela S.A., and Javier Gonzalez Alvarez, Defendants.

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

June 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Levy , Jennifer S. Smith , Michael A. Korn , Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck PC, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Lawrence H. Martin , Ronald E.M. Goodman , Vivek Krishnamurthy , Foley Hoag LLP, Washington, DC, Marjorie E. Berman , Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant PDVSA.

OPINION & ORDER

DENISE COTE, District Judge:

On December 23, 2011, defendant Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. ("PDVSA"), moved to dismiss plaintiff Skanga Energy & Marine Limited's ("Skanga") December 2 amended complaint, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P., and the doctrine of forum non conveniens.1 PDVSA argues that it is immune from suit as a foreign sovereign defendant, and that Skanga has failed to establish...

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