The case of the day is Brittania-U Nigeria, Ltd. v. Chevron USA, Inc. (5th Cir. 2017). Brittania-U (the double-T is how it spells its name) sued Chevron USA, Ali Moshiri, and Moncef Attia in the Texas state courts. The claim was that Chevron Nigeria, a division of Chevron USA, had invited bids for the sale of its interest in Nigerian oil mining leases. Attia, who worked for BNP Paribas (Chevron’s advisor in the bidding process), invited Brittania-U to participate, and Moshri, a Chevron employee, was involved in the negotiations. Brittania-U and Chevron had signed a confidentiality agreement that contained an agreement to arbitrate disputes in London under the UNCITRAL Rules. Brittania-U alleged that it had submitted the high bid but had not won the…

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