Opinion issued March 11, 2010

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-10-00086-CV

IN RE MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION ⁽¹⁾

By petition for writ of mandamus, relator, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., challenges the trial court's order denying its motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens and/or in the alternative motion to apply foreign law.

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

Per Curiam

Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Hanks, and Bland.

1. The underlying case is Li Bin Chen v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc., No. 59,478 in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Galveston County, Texas, the Hon. C.G. Dibrell III, presiding.