One Century of Arbitration in the United States: Call for Papers
To celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act, Transnational Dispute Management(TDM) is publishing a special issue, “One Century of Arbitration in the United States: The Federal Arbitration Act at Home and Abroad,” edited by Professor Björn Arp and Professor Kiran Nasir Gore. Proposals may be submitted to info@transnational-dispute-management.com and will be reviewed…
Continue ReadingDevas v. Antrix: Headed back to the Ninth Circuit?
On Monday, the Supreme Court held oral argument in Devas v. Antrix to decide “whether plaintiffs must prove minimum contacts before federal courts may assert personal jurisdiction over foreign states sued under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).” Minimum contacts between the defendant and the United States might be required as a matter of statutory…
Continue ReadingNinth Circuit Creates Split on Serving Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award
How does one serve process to confirm an arbitral award on parties outside the United States? The answer turns out to be quite complicated. In Voltage Pictures LLC v. Gussi S.A. de C.V., the Ninth Circuit charted a careful path through the maze of interactions between the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and the Federal Rules…
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