Beluga Chartering B v. v. Timber S.A.

OPINION

WILLIAM J. BOYCE, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal, appellant Beluga Chartering B.V. challenges the trial court’s order denying its special appearance. Beluga contends the trial court erred by following Haaksman v. Diamond Offshore (Bermuda), Ltd., 260 S.W.3d 476, 479-81 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, pet. denied), which holds that a trial court in a Uniform Foreign Country Money-Uudgment Recognition Act proceeding does not have to possess personal jurisdiction over the judgment debtor in order to recognize and enforce a foreign country judgment. Beluga contends that it can…