United States Eleventh Circuit

In an action primarily involving a dispute over the proper interpretation of two Articles of Incorporation provisions governing the appointment and removal of a corporation's directors, the district court's judgment, partially contrary to a Belizean court's prior interpretation, is reversed in part and remanded where: 1) abstention factors of international comity, fairness to litigants, and efficient use of judicial resources all weighed in favor of deference to the Belizean court's decision; and 2) the district court abused its discretion in failing to apply the proper analysis and refusing to defer to the Belizean judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2008
• Published 05/28/2008

Judges

• ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges, and ALBRITTON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lanny J. Davis, Raymond G. Mullady, Jr., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Washington, DC, George J. Wade, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, Alexander Angueira, Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weisler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry R. Davidson, Thomas R. Julin, Hunton & Williams, Jane W. Moscowitz, Moscowitz & Moscowitz, P.A., Joel S. Perwin, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.