A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The United States has arbitration-related legislation at both the federal (national) and state levels. The Federal Arbitration Act…
DIGOIL v. Democratic Republic of Congo, No. 20-cv-1130 (RJL) (D.D.C. Sept. 14, 2021) [click for opinion] Factual Background In 2007 and 2008, DIGOIL, a…
Spliethoff Transport B.V. v. Phyto-Charter Inc., No. 20-CV-3283 (S.D.N.Y. May 13, 2021) [click for opinion] Petitioner Spliethoff Transport B.V. (“Spliethoff”) sought an order to…
Rowland v. Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, LLC., No. 20-1187 (4th Cir. 2021) [click for opinion] Barry and Donna Rowland (“Rowland”) first…
Copragi S.A. v. Agribusiness United DMCC, No. 20 Civ. 5486 (LGS) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 15, 2021) [click for opinion] In August of 2013, Petitioner, Copragi…
Seneca Nation of Indians v. State of New York, No. 19-4022 (2d Cir. Feb. 22, 2021) [click for opinion] On August 18, 2002, the Seneca…
Bartlit Beck LLP v. Okada, No. 19-cv-08508 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2021) [click for opinion] Kazuo Okada (“Okada”), a Japanese gambling magnate, was the…
Hale v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, No. 20-33412 (6th Cir. Dec. 15, 2020) [click for opinion] Dissatisfied with several disciplinary actions taken against…
TVL Int’l, LLC v. Zheijiang Shenghui Lighting Co., No. 3:19-CV-00393-RJC-DCK (W.D.N.C. Feb. 2, 2021) [click for opinion] In 2014, Plaintiff TVL International, LLC (“TVL”), a…