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April 10, 2025
Arbitration Stands In La. Condo's Hurricane Damage Case
A Louisiana federal judge has refused to reconsider his order compelling arbitration of a $4.9 million insurance claim over Hurricane Ida damage to a New Orleans condominium complex in light of new guidance from the state's top court.
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April 10, 2025
Mittal Faces $216M Fraud Claims From Liquidators
The liquidators of one of Pramod Mittal's former companies convinced a judge Thursday to let them drag the steel magnate into $216 million litigation involving allegations that he fraudulently stripped millions of dollars from the business and distributed it to his family.
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April 10, 2025
Consumer Wants Steam Award Axed, Says Arbitrator Used AI
A consumer has asked a California federal court to vacate an arbitral award issued in favor of Valve Corp., the company behind the PC game marketplace Steam, accusing the case's arbitrator of improperly relying on artificial intelligence.
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April 09, 2025
Mich. Judge Sends BorgWarner Parts Dispute To Mexico
A Michigan judge has ordered a Mexican automotive supply company to arbitrate its dispute with BorgWarner, a manufacturer of transmissions and other products for carmakers like Ford, after BorgWarner abruptly nixed parts orders despite calling for the supply company to expand production.
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April 09, 2025
Freshfields Litigation Co-Leader Joins Baker Botts In NY
A former Freshfields U.S. commercial litigation practice co-head with expertise in cross-border disputes has joined Baker Botts LLP in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.
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April 09, 2025
Quinn Emanuel DQ In Fla. Oil Row More Than Just 'Possibility'
A Florida federal judge has ordered expedited discovery in a Mexican oil company's case over alleged improper fund transfers, after determining there is "more than a mere possibility" of Quinn Emanuel being conflicted out of representing itself in the litigation due to prior representation of the company.
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April 09, 2025
Charterer Wins Top Court Bid To Limit Liability For Explosion
Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday in favor of the charterer of a ship that exploded in 2012, ruling that MSC Mediterranean Shipping can cap the damages it owes to the vessel's owner.
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April 08, 2025
Construction Co. Says Iraq In Contempt In $120M Award Suit
A Cypriot construction company has urged a D.C. district court to fine the Iraqi government $15,000 per day on claims that it isn't complying with a discovery order over a $120 million arbitral award against the country in a port project dispute.
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April 08, 2025
Expedia's Cuban Island Bookings Were Illegal, Jurors Told
A Cuban-American man who says he is the rightful heir to an island off the coast of Cuba that was seized by the Communist government told jurors Tuesday that Expedia illegally trafficked in stolen property by offering reservations for resorts on the island through its website.
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April 08, 2025
Singapore Court Nixes Railway Award Over Copy-Paste Issue
Singapore's highest court on Tuesday affirmed the nixing of an arbitral award issued in an Indian railway contract dispute that incorporated an "extensive" amount of passages copied and pasted from separate, related awards, saying a reasonable observer would likely conclude that the tribunal's decision was biased.
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April 08, 2025
Drew Eckl Takes Breakaway Firm Dispute To Ga. High Court
Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP told the Georgia Supreme Court that Burke Moore Law Group LLP — started by former Drew Eckl partners and others — was wrongly allowed to escape arbitration over fees between the firm and the ex-partners, arguing that Burke Moore implicitly consented to arbitration by participating without objecting to jurisdiction.
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April 08, 2025
Atty Says Debevoise Fired Him Over Medical Leave
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP fired an attorney in its international dispute resolution practice group because he had taken medical leave, abruptly dismissing him two days after he returned, and refused to give him a chance to increase his billable hours, he told a New York federal court.
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April 07, 2025
Torrent Seeks Arbitration In Drug Commercialization Fight
A subsidiary of Indian multinational company Torrent Pharmaceuticals is urging a Delaware judge to force OWP Pharmaceuticals to arbitrate a dispute over issues that allegedly delayed the U.S. commercialization of its epilepsy and anti-seizure medications.
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April 07, 2025
Germany Faces €334M Wind Energy Arbitration Award In DC
Two subsidiaries of Austrian construction company Strabag SE have asked a D.C. federal judge to enforce a €334.5 million ($365 million) arbitration award against Germany following a dispute born out of the country's regulatory regime for offshore wind energy.
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April 07, 2025
Reinsurer Seeks Arbitration In Bermuda In Legionnaires' Row
A Michigan healthcare system's captive insurer turned to an improper venue to litigate coverage issues with its reinsurer over underlying Legionnaires' disease claims, the reinsurer told a Michigan federal court, saying the captive insurer's coverage claims must be sent to arbitration in Bermuda.
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April 07, 2025
Judge Orders Argentina To Pay Decade-Old Contractor Claim
Argentina must pay more than $21 million to Italian construction firm Webuild SpA to resolve a claim over a Buenos Aires water services contract the government canceled in 2006, a D.C. federal judge has determined.
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April 04, 2025
Appeals Court Won't Halt Russian Investment Litigation
England's Court of Appeal will not nix an order refusing to halt "vexatious" litigation in Russia initiated by sanctioned entities against third parties to an arbitration agreement, issuing an opinion that chided an investment manager for leaving the court "in the dark" about its relationship to the third parties.
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April 04, 2025
11th Circ. Told Omitted Issues Void UBS Arbitration Award
A Puerto Rican man urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to vacate a roughly $6.5 million arbitration award given to UBS Financial Services Inc. stemming from a long-running account contract dispute, arguing he didn't receive a fair hearing and because key issues to be resolved weren't identified in the award.
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April 04, 2025
China Issues Tariffs, WTO Challenge To Hit Back At Trump
Chinese officials began honing their response to the Trump administration's expansive new tariffs on Friday, setting up retaliatory duties and announcing plans for a challenge at the World Trade Organization.
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April 03, 2025
International Disputes And Trade Lawyer Heads To Foley Hoag
A trade lawyer with experience in World Trade Organization dispute settlement and commercial mediation has joined Foley Hoag LLP's international litigation and arbitration practice in Paris as senior counsel, according to the law firm.
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April 03, 2025
Laos Can't Get $5M Award Enforced Against Businessman
A federal judge on Thursday shut down the government of Laos' bid to enforce some $5 million in arbitral awards against an entrepreneur who was not party to an underlying arbitration stemming from an ill-fated casino venture, saying the actual award debtors are the ones that should be targeted.
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April 03, 2025
Trump Makes First Use Of Mexico Labor Enforcement Tool
The Trump administration called on Mexico to investigate "credible" allegations of worker rights violations at a Mexico City auto parts plant Thursday, marking the Trump administration's first use of a labor-specific enforcement tool first implemented five years ago.
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April 03, 2025
Reed Smith Wants To Pull Out Of Eletson Ch. 11
An attorney from Reed Smith LLP asked a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday to let the firm withdraw its representation of one of two parties vying to control international shipping group Eletson Holdings, noting that opposing counsel has urged it for months to exit the case.
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April 02, 2025
Binance Can't Send All Investors' Claims To Arbitration
Crypto exchange Binance has suffered a setback in its bid to send a proposed class action filed by investors to arbitration in Singapore, after a New York federal judge partially denied the motion under an arbitration clause included in a 2019 unilateral update to its terms of use.
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April 02, 2025
Fla. Man Gets 70 Months For Sending Aircraft Parts To Russia
An Arizona federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Florida resident to nearly six years in prison for illegally exporting controlled aviation technology to Russia, and ordered the forfeiture of the $4.6 million in proceeds he earned through the scheme.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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High Court Unlikely To Expand FSIA In Holocaust Asset Fight
Not surprisingly for a court where the majority are strict textualists, the U.S. Supreme Court justices appear poised to rule in favor of Hungary in Republic of Hungary v. Simon, reaffirming the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as a narrow exception to jurisdiction, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Mass Arbitration Procedures After Faulty Live Nation Ruling
Despite the Ninth Circuit's flawed reasoning in Heckman v. Live Nation, the exceptional allegations of collusive conduct shouldn't be read to restrict arbitration providers that have adopted good faith procedures to ensure that consumer mass arbitrations can be efficiently resolved on the merits, says Collin Vierra at Eimer Stahl.
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Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape
Whether 2024’s uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts’ resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.
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How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Series
Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Awards Versus EU Judgments
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales' recent refusal to enforce a €855 million Spanish judgment inconsistent with earlier binding arbitral awards in England provides crucial guidance for practitioners navigating the complexities of cross-border disputes involving arbitration agreements and sovereign states, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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UBS Ruling Shows SDNY's Pro-Award Confirmation Stance
A New York federal court's recent ruling upholding an arbitration award in Lakah v. UBS, a long-running dispute over a bond debt default, serves as a reminder that New York courts carry a strong presumption toward binding parties to arbitration agreements and enforcing arbitral awards, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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EU's AI Act May Lead To More M&A Arbitration
With the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act and its stiff penalties beginning to take effect, companies acquiring AI targets should pay close attention to the provisions in the dispute resolution clauses of their deal documents, say Nelson Goh at Pallas Partners and Benjamin Qiu at EKLJ.