The case of the day is Hardy Exploration & Production (India), Inc. v. Government of India (D.D.C. 2018). It’s a rare example of a US court refusing to confirm an international arbitral award on the grounds that it violates US public policy. Hardy had a contract with the Indian government to search for and extract hydrocarbons in the waters off India’s southeastern coast. If it found oil, it would have two years under the contract to determine if the find was commercially viable; but if it found gas, it would have five years. Hardy found hydrocarbons and claimed it had five years to make its determination, but the Indian government disagreed, claiming that Hardy only had two years. When two years had passed, the…
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