Legal Opinion · Dissent
Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinea v. Insurance Company of North America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 7, 1981No. 80-2416Published
1DissentGibbons, Circuit Judge
My difference with the majority is narrow. I join in part VI of the opinion of the court holding that there is no personal jurisdiction over Chioyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Vesta (UK) Ltd., and L’Union Atlantique S.A. D’Assurances, Brussels. I also join in part VII, reversing the injunction against prosecution of the suit instituted by the excess insurers in the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division.
Moreover, I agree that under the controlling case law in this circuit a denial of a motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds is not ordinarily immediately reviewable. I…
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