Alencar v. Shaw

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice LANG-MIERS.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying appellant Gine-ton Alencar’s special appearance. We affirm the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

Robert T. Shaw, Leisurecorp, Inc., and TruPetro, L.P. sued Alencar, a Florida resident, and others alleging that defendants made material misrepresentations in connection with a business venture in Brazil, namely, a naphtha refinery known as the Rafard Facility. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants initially induced Shaw and Leisurecorp to invest approximately $6 million and to become limited…