Life sciences globalization fuels new developments in international arbitration
In Employers’ Innovative Network v. Bridgeport Benefits, No. 24-1350 (4th Cir. July 18, 2025), Employers contracted with Bridgeport, Capital Security, Inc., and a few other parties to obtain and administer employee health...more
In Compañía de Inversiones Mercantiles SA v. Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV, a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuitrecently held in a 2-1 decision that the U.S. District Court for the...more
Last year, we wrote about precedent in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit holding that international arbitration awards issued in the U.S. and encompassed by the New York Convention can be vacated only under...more
Turkmenistan, a holder of one of the world’s largest natural gas reserves, has recently taken steps to improve its business climate. In May 2022, Turkmenistan acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and...more
A Hong Kong court has dismissed an application to set aside leave to enforce an arbitral award issued by the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles. The court said it was impossible to find on the available evidence...more
On 31 May 2021, Iraq ratified the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Introduction - Until recently, it was challenging to enforce an international arbitral award in the...more
A growing number of cases in which private parties are seeking enforcement of very large arbitration awards are percolating through the U.S. courts. These awards emanate both from tribunals seated in the United States (where...more
Recent U.S. court decisions demonstrate that international arbitration remains a widely used and potentially attractive method for resolving international business disputes, largely due to the relative ease of enforcing...more
A federal court must of course have subject matter jurisdiction to entertain an application to confirm or enforce an arbitration award. Fortunately, that jurisdiction is in general provided by statute when it comes to...more
The dispute involved an arbitration related to alleged medical malpractice by doctors selected by Carnival Cruise Lines to treat a wrist injury of a Serbian employee of Carnival. The employee’s employment agreement with...more
Here is an interesting scenario: the parties to a cross-border commercial relationship have a dispute; they have an agreement to arbitrate; arbitration is contemplated (or perhaps even commenced); the parties settle before...more