Legal Opinion
Arriba Limited v. Petroleos Mexicanos, A/K/A Pemex
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1992No. 91-2180, 91-6311PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Petróleos Mexicanos (“Pemex”), the national oil company of the United Mexican States, appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss for lack' of subject matter jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11. Pemex, one of the world’s largest oil companies and crude oil exporters, was sued by Arriba, Ltd., a Bahamian corporation with its principal place of business in the United States, for damages stemming from a failed contract between Arriba and an arm of Pemex’s union, the Petroleum Workers Union of…
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