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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MCALLEN DIVISION
DURACARBON LATINAMERICA, LLC,
Plaintiff,
VS.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 7:24-CV-331
SIMEC USA CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER & OPINION
Duracarbon Latinamerica, LLC (“Duracarbon USA”) sold graphite electrodes to SIMEC
International, S.A. de C.V. (“SIMEC Mexico”) and Companhia Siderúrgica do Espírito Santo S.A.
(“SIMEC Brazil”). The electrodes were shipped from China to Mexico and Brazil. SIMEC Mexico
and SIMEC Brazil accidentally sent a portion of their payments to Duracarbon Latinoamerica S.A.
de C.V. (“Duracarbon Mexico”), a different and unrelated company.
Duracarbon sued SIMEC Mexico, SIMEC Brazil, and their parent company, Grupo
SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo SIMEC”) for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. (Second
Am. Compl., Doc. 34) Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, and SIMEC Brazil challenge the Court’s
personal jurisdiction over them as well as whether Duracarbon properly perfected service on
them.1 (Motion to Dismiss, Doc. 49) After reviewing the record and the applicable law, the Court
concludes that SIMEC Mexico, SIMEC Brazil, and Grupo SIMEC are not subject to personal
jurisdiction in Texas in this lawsuit.
1 Duracarbon also sued SIMEC USA Corporation. SIMEC USA filed an Answer (Doc. 47) and does not join in the Motion
to Dismiss.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
December 05, 2025
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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I. Jurisdictional Facts2
A. Corporate Entities
1. Duracarbon USA
Duracarbon USA sells graphite products for use in steel manufacturing. The company
bases its business in Mission, Texas. For the transactions at issue in this case, it sourced the
graphite products from China. (See August Invoice, Doc. 52–9)
Lei Zhang co-founded Duracarbon USA in February 2021. He previously worked as an
attorney for Duracarbon Mexico, a Mexican company that also sells graphite for steel
manufacturing. His employment and involvement with the Mexican company ended in January
2021, and the following month he co-founded Duracarbon USA in Texas.
Duracarbon USA and Duracarbon Mexico are unrelated companies with no ongoing ties
between them.
2. SIMEC
Grupo SIMEC is a Mexican corporation. As a company publicly traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, Grupo SIMEC complies with reporting requirements with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, presenting “consolidated financial statements” that include the financials
of the subsidiaries that it controls. (SEC Statement, Doc. 52–22, 87 (explaining that “[c]ontrol is
obtained when the company possesses the power to govern the financial and operative policies of
an entity in order to obtain benefits from its activities”))
Grupo SIMEC owns 100% of SIMEC Mexico, a Mexican corporation with operations in
Mexico. Grupo SIMEC also wholly owns SIMEC Brazil, a Brazilian company with operations in
Brazil.
2 In resolving a Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, the Court “can consider the assertions in the
plaintiff's complaint, as well as the contents of the record at the time of the motion.” Ethridge v. Samsung SDI Co.,
Ltd., 137 F.4th 309, 313 (5th Cir. 2025).
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Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, and SIMEC Brazil have no offices or personnel in Texas.
The record does not reflect that any of these companies own assets in Texas or have bank accounts
in the state.
Grupo SIMEC owns 100% of SIMEC USA, which is incorporated and headquartered in
California.
Sigosa Steel Company is a corporation registered in Texas and with a mailing address in
Brownsville, Texas. The company shares names with a Mexican subsidiary of Industrias CH,
Aceros y Laminados Sigosa, S.A. de C.V., but is not that company’s direct subsidiary or otherwise
directly related to it. (Siegrist Decl., Doc. 55–1, ¶ 4) Sigosa maintains a website identifying an
address in Brownsville and displaying the “Grupo SIMEC” logo. The president of Sigosa Steel,
Raul Virgil Gonzalez, has previously served on the Grupo SIMEC board of directors. In an
unrelated matter before the United States Court of International Trade, Grupo SIMEC requested
additional time to respond to a questionnaire, and in that request indicated that Sigosa was its
“USA distributor.” (CIT Filing, Doc. 52–23, 254) In that filing, Grupo SIMEC noted that it
“believes that Sigosa should not be collapsed with SIMEC because Sigosa’s operations are
completely separate from those of SIMEC.” (Id. at 382) Grupo SIMEC described itself as “really
two companies (SIMEC and Sigosa)[.]” (Id. at 258) In the current matter, Grupo SIMEC’s General
Counsel declares that Grupo SIMEC owns no stock in Sigosa, does not control Sigosa’s operations,
and that the two companies “maintain separate corporate headquarters.” (Siegrist Decl., Doc. 55–
1, ¶ 5)
B. 2021 Transaction
In March 2021, SIMEC Mexico ordered 120,000 kilograms of graphite electrodes from
Duracarbon USA.3 (Purchase Order, Doc. 52–7) SIMEC Mexico appears to have requested three
shipments–for April, May, and June of 2021–for arrival at one of its plants in Mexico.
3 The document references “KGS” as the unit, which the Court construes as a reference to kilograms.
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Duracarbon USA timely fulfilled the order by shipping the electrodes in four batches, sourcing
them from China. Duracarbon USA directed those shipments to SIMEC Mexico. No party
presents evidence that the shipped product passed through Texas en route to Grupo SIMEC
subsidiaries.
In November 2021, SIMEC Mexico made a payment of $77,321.55 to Duracarbon USA, in
payment for the first and last shipments of electrodes. (Nov. 2021 Payment, Doc. 52–8; Zhang
Decl., Doc. 52–28, ¶ 17) The following month, SIMEC Mexico made another payment of almost
$155,000, but paid Duracarbon Mexico instead of Duracarbon USA. (Dec. Payment, Doc. 52–13)
After discovering that SIMEC Mexico sent the payment to the wrong payee, Zhang
“reviewed all the pending purchase orders and payments from Grupo SIMEC-owned entities” to
ensure that similar payment mistakes did not re-occur. (Zhang Decl., Doc. 52–28, ¶¶ 24–25) He
noticed that SIMEC Brazil was scheduled to make a payment to Duracarbon USA on a prior order.
Thus, in January 2022, Zhang contacted SIMEC Brazil to ensure payment would be made to
Duracarbon USA. (Id. at ¶¶ 25–26) Despite this warning, SIMEC Brazil made the payment to
Duracarbon Mexico. (Email, Doc. 52–12)
SIMEC USA had no involvement in these transactions. The California company “did not
order the graphite electrodes, did not receive the[] shipments from [Duracarbon USA], did not
make or authorize any payments, and was not involved in any negotiations or communications
concerning” the invoices at issue. (Padilla Decl., Doc. 49–1, 2) In addition, Grupo SIMEC “has
always treated SIMEC USA as an independent affiliate for U.S.-based operations only, with no
authority over matters involving” Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, or SIMEC Brazil. (Id. at 3)
C. Procedural History
Duracarbon USA sued Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, SIMEC Brazil, and SIMEC USA for
breach of contract and unjust enrichment, seeking damages totaling $302,995.10. (Second Am.
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Compl., Doc. 34 ¶¶ 1, 3) Duracarbon USA alleges that Grupo SIMEC bears vicarious liability for
its subsidiaries’ actions. (Id. at ¶¶ 26–27)
Duracarbon USA served SIMEC USA and SIMEC Mexico through SIMEC USA’s registered
agent in California, contending that “service of process on SIMEC USA was appropriate to
effectuate service on SIMEC Mexico, given the significant operational and financial connections
between SIMEC USA and SIMEC Mexico.” (Memorandum, Doc. 13, ¶ 4; see also Return of
Service, Doc. 7)
Duracarbon USA requested the Court’s authorization to serve SIMEC Brazil and Grupo
SIMEC via service on SIMEC USA, arguing that “the substantial financial and operational
relationships” between the entities justified such service. (Motion, Doc. 15) The Court granted
the motion, finding that service on SIMEC USA would “provide adequate and fair notice” of the
lawsuit to SIMEC Brazil and Grupo SIMEC. (Order, Doc. 39; Order, Doc. 41)
Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, and SIMEC Brazil now seek dismissal for lack of personal
jurisdiction and for improper service. (Motion to Dismiss, Doc. 49)
II. Governing Standard
“Where a defendant challenges personal jurisdiction, the party seeking to invoke the
power of the court bears the burden of proving that jurisdiction exists.” Luv N' care, Ltd. v. Insta-
Mix, Inc., 438 F.3d 465, 469 (5th Cir. 2006). The plaintiff need only make a prima facie case that
the court has personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Pervasive Software Inc. v. Lexware GmbH
& Co. KG, 688 F.3d 214, 219 (5th Cir. 2012). When faced with a motion to dismiss for lack of
personal jurisdiction, a district court “may determine the jurisdictional issue by receiving
affidavits, interrogatories, depositions, oral testimony, or any combination of the recognized
methods of discovery.” Allred v. Moore & Peterson, 117 F.3d 278, 281 (5th Cir. 1997). As part of
this determination, the court “must accept as true the plaintiff's uncontroverted allegations, and
resolve in its favor all conflicts between the jurisdictional facts contained in the parties' affidavits
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and other documentation.” Freudensprung v. Offshore Tech. Services, Inc., 379 F.3d 327, 343
(5th Cir. 2004) (cleaned up).
III. Analysis
“A federal district court sitting in diversity may exercise personal jurisdiction over a
nonresident defendant if (1) the long-arm statute of the forum state confers personal jurisdiction
over that defendant; and (2) exercise of such jurisdiction by the forum state is consistent with due
process under the United States Constitution.” Ainsworth v. Moffett Eng'g, Ltd., 716 F.3d 174, 177
(5th Cir. 2013). In this case, the two tests are co-extensive because Texas’s long-arm statute
“extends to the limits of the United States Constitution[.]” Ethridge v. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., 137
F.4th 309, 313 (5th Cir. 2025) (quoting Searcy v. Parex Res., Inc., 496 S.W.3d 58, 66 (Tex. 2016)).
The Supreme Court has recognized general jurisdiction and specific jurisdiction. See
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco Cnty., 582 U.S. 255, 262
(2017). In this matter, Duracarbon USA argues that the Court may exercise both forms of personal
jurisdiction over the Defendants. As courts apply the personal jurisdiction analysis on a party-
by-party basis, see Rush v. Savchuk, 444 U.S. 320, 332 (1980), Duracarbon USA must
demonstrate that personal jurisdiction attaches to each of Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, and
SIMEC Brazil.
A. General Jurisdiction
Under general jurisdiction, a plaintiff can sue a business entity in the state of its
incorporation or where it maintains its principal place of business. Goodyear Dunlop Tires
Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 924 (2011). Alternatively, a “court may assert general
jurisdiction over foreign (sister-state or foreign-country) corporations to hear any and all claims
against them when their affiliations with the State are so ‘continuous and systematic’ as to render
them essentially at home in the forum State.” Id. at 919 (citing International Shoe Co. v.
Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 317 (1945)). For general jurisdiction, a corporation typically must
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have a physical presence in the forum state to be at home there. Frank v. P N K (Lake Charles)
L.L.C., 947 F.3d 331, 339 (5th Cir. 2020).
In the present matter, no party claims that Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, or SIMEC Brazil
are incorporated in Texas or maintain a physical place of business in the state. In addition,
Duracarbon USA presents no evidence that any of those companies has continuous and systematic
affiliations with the state to an extent that would support the exercise of general jurisdiction.
Instead, Duracarbon USA argues that Grupo SIMEC “admits that it encompasses a ‘USA
Distributor’ . . . called Sigosa Steel[, which] is registered in Texas and located in Brownsville,
Texas[.]” (Response, Doc. 52, 16–17) Based on this purported admission, Duracarbon USA
contends that Grupo SIMEC “through its sister company/subsidiary Sigosa Steel” is “fully ‘at
home’ in Texas” and subject to personal jurisdiction. (Id.)
This argument, however, fails. As an initial matter, Duracarbon USA presents scant
evidence supporting the alleged connection between Grupo SIMEC and Sigosa Steel. At most,
Duracarbon USA points to Grupo SIMEC’s representation to the Court of International Trade that
Sigosa Steel was its “USA distributor[,]” and that Sigosa Steel maintains a website displaying the
“Grupo SIMEC” logo. This evidence reveals only a business relationship between Grupo SIMEC
and Sigosa Steel. In fact, in its CIT filing, Grupo SIMEC highlighted that it “believes that Sigosa
should not be collapsed with SIMEC because Sigosa’s operations are completely separate from
those of SIMEC.” (CIT Filing, Doc. 52–23, 382; see also id. at 258 (describing the two entities as
“really two companies (SIMEC and Sigosa)”) And Grupo SIMEC’s General Counsel explains that
Grupo SIMEC owns no stock in Sigosa, does not control Sigosa’s operations, and that the two
companies “maintain separate corporate headquarters.” (Siegrist Decl., Doc. 55–1, ¶ 5) Based on
this record, Duracarbon USA fails to demonstrate that a business relationship exists between
Grupo SIMEC and Sigosa Steel so as to ascribe the latter’s presence in Texas to Grupo SIMEC.
And Duracarbon USA makes no argument that Sigosa Steel has any ties to SIMEC Mexico or
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SIMEC Brazil. Thus, Duracarbon USA has not established that general jurisdiction should apply
to Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, or SIMEC Brazil.
B. Specific Jurisdiction
“To establish specific personal jurisdiction, three conditions must be met: (1) the
defendant purposefully availed itself of the privilege of conducting activities in the forum State,
(2) the plaintiff's claim arises out of or relates to those purposeful contacts with the forum, and
(3) the exercise of personal jurisdiction must be fair and reasonable.” Ethridge v. Samsung SDI
Co., Ltd., 137 F.4th 309, 314 (5th Cir. 2025); see also Jackson v. Tanfoglio Guiseppe S.R.L., 615
F.3d 579, 585 (5th Cir. 2010) (describing the three-step analysis). The first prong focuses on “the
relationship among the defendant, the forum, and the litigation.” Walden v. Fiore, 571 U.S. 277,
284 (2014). It also considers “the defendant's contacts with the forum State itself, not the
defendant’s contacts with persons who reside there.” Walden, 571 U.S. at 285.
When a plaintiff alleges a breach of contract, courts consider the “place of performance”
as a “touchstone” of whether specific jurisdiction exists. Sayers Constr., L.L.C. v. Timberline
Constr., Inc., 976 F.3d 570, 573 (5th Cir. 2020) (finding no specific jurisdiction in Texas when
Florida was the place of contractual performance); Freudensprung v. Offshore Tech. Services,
Inc., 379 F.3d 327, 345 (5th Cir. 2004) (finding no specific jurisdiction in Texas where “the
material portions of the contract” were to be performed in West Africa). In a breach of contract
lawsuit, the place of performance is “the site of delivery” of the goods. Am. Carpet Mills v. Gunny
Corp., 649 F.2d 1056, 1059 (5th Cir. 1981). The fact that title to contracted-for goods passed
through a state represents a strong jurisdictional contact with that state. See Command-Aire
Corp. v. Ontario Mech. Sales & Serv. Inc., 963 F.2d 90, 94 (5th Cir. 1992).
In contrast, the fact that one party to the contract maintains a presence in a state does not
necessarily establish the required contacts in that forum. Patterson v. Dietze, Inc., 764 F.2d 1145,
1147 (5th Cir. 1985) (noting that the defendants’ “contact with Texas rests on nothing but the mere
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fortuity that the plaintiff happens to be a resident of the forum”). A defendant’s payment to the
plaintiff in a particular state does not, by itself, suffice to establish personal jurisdiction. See Holt
Oil & Gas Corp. v. Harvey, 801 F.2d 773, 778 (5th Cir. 1986) (“Given that the material
performance occurred in Oklahoma, the fact that Harvey mailed payments to Texas does not
weigh heavily in our determination.”). And a “plaintiff's unilateral activities in Texas do not
constitute minimum contacts where the defendant did not perform any of its obligations in Texas,
the contract did not require performance in Texas, and the contract is centered outside of Texas.”
Moncrief Oil Intern. Inc. v. OAO Gazprom, 481 F.3d 309, 312 (5th Cir. 2007).
In the present matter, Duracarbon USA alleges breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
(See Second Am. Compl., Doc. 34, 5–6) But the only connections between Texas and the
transaction at issue include that Duracarbon USA maintains its principal place of business in the
state, some of the communications regarding the contract occurred with Duracarbon USA
representatives in Texas, and the company received payment at its bank account within the state.
Beyond these fortuitous contacts, neither party’s performance on the contract involved conduct
in Texas. Duracarbon USA sourced the electrodes from China and shipped them to locations in
Mexico and Brazil. The record does not demonstrate that the goods’ route to those countries
involved traversing the United States, much less Texas.
And Duracarbon USA’s position falls even shorter when focusing on each specific
defendant. The record has no evidence demonstrating that Grupo SIMEC or SIMEC USA had any
direct contact with Duracarbon USA in connection with the order of electrodes. No record reflects
that Grupo SIMEC participated in the ordering of the electrodes, the shipment of the goods, or
the payment to Duracarbon USA. As for SIMEC USA, it presents evidence that it “did not order
the graphite electrodes, did not receive the[] shipments from [Duracarbon USA], did not make or
authorize any payments, and was not involved in any negotiations or communications
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concerning” the invoices at issue. (Padilla Decl., Doc. 49–1, 2) Duracarbon USA offers no
controverting evidence.
SIMEC Mexico and SIMEC Brazil have some connection to the contract at issue. Both
companies received at least some shipments of the ordered electrodes, in their plants in Mexico
and Brazil, respectively. Only SIMEC Mexico, however, engaged in any conduct bearing on Texas.
Specifically, the company paid Duracarbon USA via an account registered with Frost Bank in
Mission, Texas. (See Payment Confirmation, Doc. 52–8, 3) But aside from this payment,
Duracarbon USA does not demonstrate how SIMEC Mexico’s or SIMEC Brazil’s performance on
the contract created a contact with Texas. And the law renders clear that a mere payment to a
bank account in Texas cannot by itself support the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
Duracarbon USA also broadens its argument by contending that its ties to the Defendants
stems from “a years-long relationship covering several contracts, multiple communications, and
multiple payments, all directed to a Texas entity that only exists in Texas and Defendants know it
only exists in Texas[.]” (Resp., Doc. 52, 19) These purported ties, contends Duracarbon USA, “are
sufficient to establish Defendants’ minimum contacts[.]” (Resp., Doc. 52, 19)
Duracarbon USA’s own evidence defeats this position. Its representative, Lei Zhang,
explains that in February 2021, he and a partner formed Duracarbon USA in Texas. (Zhang Decl.,
Doc. 52–28, ¶¶ 8–10) Only one month later, SIMEC Mexico submitted the purchase order that
initiated the transaction at issue in this lawsuit. This timing undercuts Duracarbon USA’s
representation of a “years-long” relationship between it and the Defendants. And Duracarbon
USA fails to provide specific evidence of the alleged “several contracts” involving any of the
Defendants.
Duracarbon USA also argues that the Court should pierce the corporate veil and conclude
that SIMEC Mexico, SIMEC Brazil, and SIMEC USA are alter egos of Grupo SIMEC. (Resp., Doc.
52, 3) In making this argument, Duracarbon USA relies principally on the undisputed fact that
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Grupo SIMEC trades on the New York Stock Exchange and in its corporate filings presents
consolidated financial statements that include the financials of its 100% owned subsidiaries. For
the following reasons, however, this argument also does not help Duracarbon USA.
“In making an alter ego determination, a court is concerned with reality and not form, and
with how the corporation operated.” Bridas S.A.P.I.C. v. Gov't of Turkmenistan, 447 F.3d 411, 416
(5th Cir. 2006) (cleaned up). As part of the inquiry, a court considers “(1) the amount of stock
owned by the parent of the subsidiary; (2) whether the entities have separate headquarters,
directors, and officers; (3) whether corporate formalities are observed; (4) whether the entities
maintain separate accounting systems; and (5) whether the parent exercises complete control
over the subsidiary's general policies or daily activities.” Diece-Lisa Indus., Inc. v. Disney
Enterprises, Inc., 943 F.3d 239, 251 (5th Cir. 2019). The evidence must demonstrate that the
parent company asserts a level of control over the subsidiary that goes “beyond the subsidiary's
mere presence within the bosom of the corporate family.” Dickson Marine Inc. v. Panalpina, Inc.,
179 F.3d 331, 338 (5th Cir. 1999); see also Licea v. Curacao Drydock Co., Inc., 952 F.3d 207, 214
(5th Cir. 2015) (noting that organizational charts are usually “irrelevant” to the issue of alter ego
because they “only show the structure” rather than the “functional relationship” between the
related companies). “[T]he maintenance of corporate formalities tips in favor of finding that the
entities are not alter egos.” Jackson v. Tanfoglio Giuseppe, S.R.L., 615 F.3d 579, 588 (5th Cir.
2010); see also Dalton v. R & W Marine, Inc., 897 F.2d 1359, 1363 (5th Cir. 1990) (declining to
find an alter ego even though one entity owned 100% of its subsidiaries, was responsible for
corporate policy, funneled revenues into centralized accounts, and filed consolidated tax returns,
as the corporate families’ observation of corporate formalities “outweighed, albeit modestly[,]”
those factors). To support piercing the corporate veil, the parent company must exercise
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“pervasive control . . . over the internal business operations and affairs of the subsidiary.” Lovett
v. Sanderson, 184 F.3d 819 (5th Cir. 1999).
Here, Duracarbon USA fails to provide clear evidence that the Court should treat the
Grupo SIMEC subsidiaries as mere alter egos of their corporate owner. Duracarbon USA relies
on Grupo SIMEC’s presentation of consolidated financial statements. That is insufficient.
Duracarbon USA offers no evidence demonstrating that the corporate entities do not observe
corporate formalities, or that Grupo SIMEC exerts such “pervasive control” over its wholly-owned
subsidiaries that the latter cease to operate as separate corporate entities.
In addition, even if the Court treated SIMEC Mexico, SIMEC Brazil, and SIMEC USA as
alter egos of Grupo SIMEC, such a conclusion–unsupported by the record–would still not create
specific personal jurisdiction over any of those entities in this lawsuit. Duracarbon USA has failed
to show how the contacts by any of those business entities has the requisite contacts with the state
to support specific personal jurisdiction. Treating these companies as one does not change the
fact that the Court cannot exercise specific personal jurisdiction over any of these entities in this
lawsuit.
C. Service of Process
Duracarbon USA appears to argue that this Court, in connection with its rulings as to
service on Grupo SIMEC, SIMEC Mexico, and SIMEC Brazil, found “deeply connected financial
and operational ties” between the companies. (Resp., Doc. 52, 4) To the extent that Duracarbon
USA contends that the Court’s ruling as to service supports the exercise of personal jurisdiction
over any entity, the Court rejects the argument. In its ruling, made on an ex parte basis, the Court
found only that allowing service through the registered agent for SIMEC USA would “provide
adequate and fair notice” of the lawsuit to the other defendant companies. (See Order, Doc. 39;
Order, Doc. 41) The issue of service, of course, is distinct from whether a court can exercise
personal jurisdiction over a non-resident entity. And the Court engaged in no analysis and made
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no findings regarding the doctrine of alter ego in connection with its rulings on service. As a
result, the Court finds that its prior rulings regarding service on Grupo SIMEC and its subsidiaries
have no bearing on the issues that the Motion to Dismiss presents.
IV. Conclusion
For these reasons, the Court concludes it lacks personal jurisdiction over Grupo SIMEC,
SIMEC Mexico, and SIMEC Brazil.4 As a result, it is:
ORDERED that Defendants SIMEC International, S.A. de C.V., Companhia Siderúrgica
Do Espirito Santo S/A, and Grupo SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V.’s Motion to Dismiss Under Rules
12(b)(2) and 12(b)(5) (Doc. 49) is GRANTED; and
ORDERED that Plaintiff Duracarbon Latinamerica, LLC’s causes of action against
Defendants SIMEC International, S.A. de C.V., Companhia Siderúrgica Do Espirito Santo S/A,
and Grupo SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V. are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of
personal jurisdiction.
Signed on December 5, 2025.
____________________________
Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.
United States District Judge
4 In light of this conclusion, the Court declines to reach whether Duracarbon USA properly served Grupo Mexico,
SIMEC Mexico, or SIMEC Brazil.
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