United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiff-chemical company's suit against Nicaraguan citizens, seeking a declaration that it is not liable for any injuries to the Nicaraguans caused by a pesticide, is dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction since the Nicaraguan defendants did not consent to personal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/13/2005
• Decided 08/25/2005
• Published 08/25/2005

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge., Before REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael P. Foradas, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, argued the case for the appellants and was on the briefs of the appellants, as attorney for The Dow Chemical Company., Gabriela I. Monahan, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, and C. Robert Boldt, Rick Richmond, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Michael L. Brem, Baker Botts LLP, Houston, TX, were also on the briefs of the appellants, as attorneys for the same party., David W. Ogden, Jennifer M. O'Connor, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, and Christopher Tayback, Quinn, Emanual, Urquhart, Oliver & Hedges LLP, Los Angeles, CA, were on the briefs of the appellants, as attorneys for the Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• Howard Miller, Girardi & Keese, Los Angeles, CA, argued the case and was on the briefs for the appellees.  Walter J. Lack, Paul A. Traina, Sean A. Topp, Engstrom, Lipsomb & Lack, Los Angeles, CA, and Thomas V. Girardi, Girardi & Keese, Los Angeles, CA, were also on the briefs of the appellees.