Malin International Ship Repair & Drydock, Inc. v. Oceanografia, S.A. De C.V.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Oceanografía, SA. (“OSA”) appeals (1) the district court’s denial of its motion to vacate attachment under Supplemental Admiralty Rule B and (2) that court’s grant of Plaintiff-Appellant Malin International Ship Repair & Dry-dock, Inc.’s (“Malin”) motion-for summary judgment. Concluding that both the attachment and the summary judgment were proper, we affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Malin operates a shipyard in Galveston, Texas. In 2008 and 2009, Malin performed work for OSA, a Mexican corporation, and Con-Dive, LLC (“Con-Dive”), a now-defunct Texas…