Legal Opinion
RZS Holdings AVV v. PDVSA Petroleos S.A.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 2, 2003No. CIV. A. 03-1268-APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
At issue at the threshold of this diversity fraud, conspiracy, and tort action growing out of a contract for the sale of six tankers of gasoline is whether plaintiff, the supplier of the gasoline, has established a prima, facie case for personal jurisdiction over the Venezuelan bank that issued a letter of credit for the transaction.
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Plaintiff RZS is a Virginia sole proprietorship with its principal office in Oakton, Virginia and mailing offices in London and Venezuela. Defendant PDVSA is the state oil company of Venezuela with its principal place of…
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