DocketNumber： 01-10-00403-CV
Filed Date： 6/28/2010
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 9/3/2015
Opinion issued June 28, 2010
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
NO. 01-10-00403-CV
IN RE PECTEN ORIENT COMPANY F/K/A PECTEN ASH SHAM F/K/A PECTEN SYRIA PETROLEUM COMPANY, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(1) By petition for writ of
mandamus, relator, Pecten Orient Company f/k/a Pecten Ash Sham f/k/a Pecten
Syria Petroleum Company, challenges the trial court's order denying Pecten's
motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens. We deny the petition for writ
of mandamus. Per Curiam Panel consists of Justices Alcala, Higley, and
Massengale. 1. The underlying case is Syrian-American Oil
Corporation SA Plaintiff v. Pecten Orient Company f/k/a Pecten Ash Sham f/k/a
Pecten Syria Petroleum Company and Syria Shell Petroleum Development, BV,
No. 2007-67830 in the 190th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, the
Hon. Patricia J. Kerrigan, presiding.