A U.S. federal district court refused to compel arbitration in a contractual dispute concerning the supply of materials, products, and services for an oil and gas project being performed by defendants in Saudi Arabia. The...more
12/4/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Contract Disputes ,
DIFC ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dubai ,
International Arbitration ,
LCIA ,
Louisiana ,
Motion to Compel ,
Saudi Arabia
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last week upholding an arbitral award, despite the failure of the arbitrators to make certain pertinent disclosures. The case involves an international arbitration...more
8/23/2023
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Project ,
Delays ,
Disclosure ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Vacated
If you’ve ever seen the popular film Goodfellas, you might have heard of the infamous Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. It’s usually referred to by its acronym, “RICO,” and was designed to punish a laundry...more
What did the Court decide?
The United States Supreme Court resolved a split among the federal appeals courts on the question of whether private international arbitration tribunals can be considered to be either “foreign”...more
The United States Supreme Court resolved a split among the federal appeals courts on the question of whether private international arbitration tribunals can be considered to be either “foreign” or “international” tribunals...more
This term the Supreme Court is set to resolve a circuit split over the extent of a federal district court’s power to order a person “who resides in or is found” in its district “to give testimony or statement or to produce a...more