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Judge Orders Sentencing Of CITGO Petroleum For Polluting Texas Neighborhood
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - CITGO Petroleum Corp. will soon face sentencing for criminal pollution convictions, including the killing of migratory birds, stemming from its operation of storage tanks...
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Insurer Must Contribute To Insured's Defense Costs, Minnesota Federal Judge Says
MINNEAPOLIS - An insurer is entitled to contribution from a second insurer for costs it expended in defending its insured in four underlying benzene-related lawsuits, a Minnesota federal judge said...
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Justice Dept.: Honeywell Resins And Chemical To Pay $3M For Emissions Violations
RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 26 announced that Honeywell Resins and Chemical LLC agreed to the terms of a proposed consent decree that would require the company to pay...
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ICSID Finds Moldova Breached Treaty In Dispute Over Duty-Free Stores
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tribunal for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on April 10 released its award in an investment dispute, finding that the Republic of Moldova...
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ICSID Rejects Turkey's Objections To Jurisdiction In Investment Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tribunal for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on March 5 rejected objections to jurisdiction asserted by the Republic of Turkey, finding that...
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ICSID Issues Decision On Jurisdiction In Investment Dispute With Hungary
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tribunal for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on March 11 found that it has jurisdiction over certain claims asserted by a group of investors...
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Turkish Company Files Notice Of Arbitration Against Sultanate Of Oman
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Turkish construction company on March 22 filed a notice of arbitration, seeking to assert bilateral investment treaty claims against the Sultanate of Oman (Attila Dogan...
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Arbitration Court Issues Order In Investment Dispute With Bolivia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tribunal for the Permanent Court of Arbitration on March 21 issued a provisional order in relation to expert testimony in a case filed by U.S. and U.K. investors against the...
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Federal Judge Confirms London Arbitration Award For Korean Shipping Company
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on March 15 granted a Korean shipping company's motion to confirm a London arbitration award issued in its favor, finding that a bulk carrier failed to show that the...
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Federal Judge Refuses Swiss Company's Request To Compel Arbitration
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama federal judge on April 1 found that a Swiss trading company failed to show that it had entered a binding contract with a coal and mining company, denying its request to...
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Judge Refuses To Compel London Arbitration Of Underwriters' Claims
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana federal judge on April 10 denied a marine operations firm's motion to compel London arbitration of a declaratory judgment action filed by various underwriters in relation to...
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Wisconsin Federal Judge Compels Arbitration Of Yacht Distribution Dispute
MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin federal judge on April 4 granted an Italian yacht maker's motion to compel arbitration, finding that the issues in the dispute were related to an arbitration clause in a...
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Florida Federal Judge Compels Arbitration Of Crewman's Claims In Panama
MIAMI - A Florida federal judge on April 3 granted a ship owner's motion to compel arbitration of a crewmember's injury-related claims under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign...
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Singapore Judge Orders Company To Post Security Pending Arbitration
SINGAPORE - A Singapore judge on March 22 granted a company's request for a security payment pending the outcome of an arbitration case, finding that a recent judgment staying a dispute over an...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Cruise Line Workers' Petition To Vacate Award
MIAMI - After finding that a group of Indian cruise line workers' claims lacked merit, a Florida federal judge on March 13 granted a motion to dismiss their petition to vacate an arbitration award...
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Federal Judge Converts London Arbitration Award Amounts To U.S. Currency
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A District of Columbia federal judge on March 26 granted a Nigerian corporation's request to amend a judgment that confirmed a $252 million London arbitration award in its favor and...
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Montenegro Ratifies ICSID Convention
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on April 11 announced that Montenegro has ratified the ICSID Convention....(read more)
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K&L Gates Appoints International Arbitration And Trade Practices Group Partner
WASHINGTON, D.C. - K&L Gates on March 13 announced the appointment of a new partner in its international arbitration and international trade practices group....(read more)
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McDermott Will & Emery Sponsor Global International Arbitration Competition
FRANKFURT, Germany - McDermott Will & Emery on March 25 announced that it sponsored the 2013 International Investment Arbitration Moot Court Finals, during which Stockholm University defeated...
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English Court Confirms That It Does Not Have Exclusive Jurisdiction To Grant...
By Thomas Yates, Carinne Maisel and Anna Sokolovskaya Summary In U&M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines Plc $(2013$) EWHC 260 (Comm), the Commercial Court of the High Court of England and...
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