Brittania-U Nigeria Limited v Chevron USA Incorporated; Ali Moshiri; Moncef Attia - United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No 16-20690 - 9 August 2017
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2017
Summary
Plaintiff Brittania-U Nigeria, Limited ("Brittania-U") sued Defendants Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ("Chevron"), Ali Moshiri, and Moncef Attia (collectively, "Defendants") for fraud, misrepresentation, and tortious interference with business relations arising out of a bidding process for oil leases in Nigeria. Brittania-U now appeals the district court's denial of its motion to remand and the grant of Defendants' motions to dismiss based on an arbitration provision in a confidentiality agreement between Brittania-U and Chevron. Finding no error, we AFFIRM.