Mealey's (September 18, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Sept. 14 denied a motion filed by aluminum companies to dismiss claims asserted against them based on an argument that a Guinean shipping entity was required to arbitrate its causes of action, holding that it was not bound by an arbitration agreement contained in a technical assistance agreement and that the case could proceed in federal court (Nanko Shipping v. Alcoa Inc., et al., No. 14-1301, D. D.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156695)....