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Chevron Seeks Relief in the Second Circuit
Here’s an update on the quickly-moving Lago Agrio case, following on yesterday’s decision by the Ecuadoran appellate court affirming the multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron. Here is a copy of the Ecuadoran judgment, in Spanish, with portions translated. Chevron has filed a motion with the Second Circuit asking the court to grant relief from its……
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Case of the Day: Figueiredo Ferraz E Engenharia De Projecto Ltda. v. Republic of Peru
The case of the day is Figueiredo Ferraz E Engenharia De Projecto Ltda. v. Republic of Peru (2d Cir. 2011). Figueiredo, a Brazilian corporation, made a contract with the Programa Agua Para Todas, an instrumentality of the Peruvian government, to prepare engineering studies on water and sewage services. The contract contained an agreement to arbitrate……
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Case of the Day: Ministry of Defense of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems
If you need convincing of the strength of the public policy in favor of arbitration, look no further than today’s case of the day, Ministry of Defense & Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems, Inc. (9th Cir. 2011). In 1977, Cubic, a US corporation, entered into……
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Case of the Day: A.O.A. v. Doe Run Resources Corp.
The case of the day, A.O.A. v. Doe Run Resources Corp. (E.D. Mo. 2011), is a little outside the official Letters Blogatory Scope of Coverage, but I cover it because it concerns two of our recurring themes: aggressive use of the FAA’s statute permitting removal of New York Convention cases, and Latin American toxic torts……
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Case of the Day: Verve Communications v. Software International
The case of the day is Verve Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. Software International, Inc. (D.N.J. 2011). Verve was an Indian company that had a contract to perform services for Software International. The agreement had an arbitration clause calling for arbitration “on the papers, with no live witnesses or appearances by any party”, under the AAA……