Dickson Marine owned a ship called Dickson IV. It needed repairs off the coast of Africa. Panalpina Inc., a N.J. corporation with an office in New Orleans, suggested Air Sea Ltd., which suggested that Panalpina Gabon SA in Gabon could help. Panalpina Gabon subcontracted to do the work. The ship capsized. Panalpina Gabon is a Gabonese.

Corporation and Air Sea is a Swiss corporation. Plaintiff sued them in federal district court. The district court dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction as to Panalpina and forum non conveniens as to Air Sea. How did the court decide? Dickson v. Panalpina, 179 F.3d 331 (5th Cir. 1999).