Summary

In this action brought to confirm, recognize, and enforce a foreign arbitral award, Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. ("SCMS") attempts to invoke quasi in rem jurisdiction over property that belongs to an arbitral-award debtor's alleged successor in interest. Finding insufficient contacts between the forum, the successor in interest, and the underlying controversy, the District Court found no basis to exercise personal jurisdiction1 and dismissed SCMS's petition. SCMS appeals. Because we agree with SCMS that Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186, 210 n.36 (1977), authorizes the exercise of traditional quasi in rem jurisdiction in an action to collect on an already adjudicated liability, we will vacate and remand.