Legal Opinion
World Tanker Carriers Corp. v. MV Ya Mawlaya
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1996No. 96-30095PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant World Tanker Carriers Corp. appeals the district court’s dismissal of its maritime law claim against Defendants-Appellees M/V Ya Mawlaya, et al. 1 for want of personal jurisdiction. The court held that Appellant could not assert personal jurisdiction over Appellees pursuant to either the Louisiana long-arm statute or Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(k)(2). Because we conclude that the district court erred in its interpretation of Rule 4(k)(2), we reverse and remand.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Two vessels, the M/V Ya Mawlaya (“Ya Mawlaya”) and the M/V New World (“New World”),…
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