Legal Opinion
Nanko Shipping, USA v. Alcoa, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 5, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-1301PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs Nanko Shipping USA, Nanko Shipping Guinea, and their President and sole shareholder, Mori Diane, brought this suit to enforce shipping rights as alleged third party beneficiaries who are entitled to contractual rights held by the Republic of Guinea. Alcoa, Inc. and Alcoa World Alumina LLC move to dismiss for failure to join an indispensable party, among other reasons. Plaintiffs failed to name the Republic of Guinea as a party, likely because it is entitled to sovereign immunity. Because the Republic of Guinea is…
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