The Courage Co. v. the Chemshare Corp.

MAJORITY OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a Harris County district court’s judgment denying recognition of a foreign money judgment that appellant, The Courage Company, L.L.C. (“Courage”) obtained against appellee, The ChemShare Corporation (“ChemShare”) in the District Court of Tokyo, Japan. Courage challenges the district court’s determination that the Japanese judgment was not entitled to recognition or enforcement in Texas for the following reasons: (1) the Japanese system did not provide procedures compatible with due process because it did not provide for jury…