Legal Opinion
Skanga Energy & Marine Ltd. v. Arevenca S.A.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 21, 2012No. 11 Civ. 4296(DLC)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 the applicability of the commercial activity exception to immunity. Skanga has shown that defendant Arevenca S.A. (“Arevenca”) acted as PDVSA’s agent in this commercial dispute and…
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