Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. v. Expeditors (Japan), Ltd.

ORDER

COUGHENOUR, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction, for Forum Non Conveniens, and for Attorneys’ Fees (Dkt. No. 9). For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion is hereby GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (“Expeditors USA”) and Defendant Expeditors (Japan), Ltd. (“Expeditors Japan”), a Japanese corporation, have been engaged in negotiating Plaintiffs acquisition of Defendant since 1998. That year, the parties signed a letter of intent…