“Absolutely Incensed”: A Foreign Law Twist on Equitable Estoppel in Arbitration
by Andrew Flake
A Ninth Circuit battle between two Indian incense makers over whether their case should be arbitrated has still not burned out. After one correction and remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit considered...
Second Circuit Reaffirms Its View on Section 1782 and Private International Arbitration
Sharpening a split with sister circuits, the Second Circuit has now affirmed its position that private arbitral bodies are not "tribunals" under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. For the time being, then, if your dispute is in international arbitration administered by an entity...