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Case of the Day: Zeevi Holdings Ltd. v. Republic of Bulgaria
The Case of the Day, Zeevi Holdings Ltd. v. Republic of Bulgaria (S.D.N.Y. 2011), is an unusual case involving the intersection between the New York Convention and exclusive choice of forum agreements. Zeevi, an Israeli firm, had a contract with an agency of the Bulgarian government (but not with Bulgaria itself) to purchase shares in……
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Case of the Day: Tamimi Global Co. v. Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
The case of the day is Tamimi Global Co. v. Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (S.D. Tex. 2011). In 2001, the United States government contracted with KBR to provide “dining facility services” to the military. In 2003, KBR subcontracted with Tamimi for food services at Camp Anaconda in Iraq. The subcontract contained an arbitration clause……
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Case of the Day: Republic of Iraq v. ABB AG
Motions to compel arbitration in international cases are, strictly speaking, outside of the scope of Letters Blogatory’s coverage, since if we’re going to cover them, we might as well cover forum non conveniens, and then other issues would seem logical to cover, and so on. But since it’s a slow news day and since the……
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Dedon v. Janus Revisited: Purchase Orders and Arbitration
Yesterday’s case of the day, Dedon GmbH v. Janus et Cie, got me thinking about an interesting point, though one that is, strictly speaking, outside of the Letters Blogatory scope of coverage. It is not uncommon, in domestic or international trade, for a seller to deliver goods to a buyer upon receipt of a purchase……
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Case of the Day: Dedon GmbH v. Janus et Cie
The case of the day, Dedon GmbH v. Janus et Cie (S.D.N.Y. 2011), is a needless procedural tangle. The complexity arose because it was unclear whether an arbitration agreement existed between the parties.