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Case of the Day: Manco Contracting Co. v. Bezdikian
The case of the day is Manco Contracting Co. v. Bezdikian (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). Manco Contracting Co. was a construction and engineering company operating in Qatar. Krikor Bezdikian owned 40% of the company, and Omar Al-Mana, a Qatari national, owned the remaining 60%. In 1988, Bezdikian and Al-Mana had a dispute that led to……
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Case of the Day: International Trading & Industrial Investment Co. v. Dyncorp Aerospace Technology
The case of the day, International Trading & Indus. Inv. Co. v. DynCorp Aerospace Tech., No. 09-791 (D.D.C. Jan. 21, 2011), is Judge Walton’s second opinion on confirmation of an international arbitral award in a week. Way to go, Judge Walton! DynCorp was a logistics and security contractor for the U.S. military in Qatar. International……