David Zaslowsky, Author at Global Arbitration News

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David Zaslowsky, a partner in Baker McKenzie's New York office, has been practicing international litigation and international arbitration for 40 years. He has been Chambers ranked in international arbitration and also sits as an arbitrator. He specializes in technology cases and is the editor of the firm's Blockchain Blog as well as its International Litigation & Arbitration Newsletter.

North America October 1, 2019

District court holds Respondents in contempt for violating the court’s anti-suit injunction order

Jolen, Inc. v. Kundan Rice Mills, Ltd., No. 19-cv-01296 (S.D.N.Y. July 9, 2019) [click for opinion] In November 2004, the parties executed an Exclusive…

North America September 13, 2019

Fifth Circuit holds that state law prohibiting arbitration in insurance contracts was preempted by the New York Convention

McDonnel Group, L.L.C. v. Great Lakes Ins., SE, No. 18-30817 (5th Cir. May 13, 2019) In fall 2015, McDonnel Group, L.L.C. (“McDonnel”) purchased a…

Uncategorized September 6, 2019

Supreme Court of Alaska holds that settlement agreement releasing parties from “any and all … obligations” under prior contract also releases parties from arbitration agreement contained in that contract

SMJ Gen. Constr., Inc. v. Jet Commer. Constr., LLC, 440 P.3d 210 (Alaska 2019) In May 2016, after entering into a contract for the construction…

Arbitration Procedure July 11, 2019

U.S.: District court denies motion to dismiss petition to enforce non-party arbitration summonses and enforces the summonses.

Wash. Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Obex Grp. LLC, No. 18 CV 9693 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 18, 2019) [click for opinion] Washington National Insurance Company (“Petitioner”)…

North America July 4, 2019

U.S.: . Ninth Circuit holds that settlement agreement entered as an order by a purported arbitrator, without attendant arbitral proceedings, is not a foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention.

Castro v. TriMarine Fish Co. LLC, No. 17-35703 (9th Cir. Feb. 27, 2019) [click for opinion] Plaintiff Castro was injured while working as a…

North America July 1, 2019

U.S.: District court refuses to confirm unreasoned arbitration award and remands it to the arbitrator for clarification.

Smarter Tools Inc. v. Chongqing SENCI Import & Export Trade Co., No. 18-cv-2714 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2019) [click for opinion] Smarter Tools Inc. (“STI”),…

North America June 21, 2019

U.S.: District court stays enforcement proceedings pending foreign appeal of the arbitral award.

Gretton Ltd. v. Republic of Uzbekistan, No. 18-cv-01755 (D.D.C. Feb. 6, 2019) [click for opinion] Petitioner, Gretton Ltd. (“Gretton”), is a litigation funder. Following…

North America June 6, 2019

U.S.: District court confirms an arbitration award by an appellate panel that overturned the original award.

Hamilton v. Navient Solutions, LLC, No. 18-cv-5432 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2019) [click for opinion] Lucin Hamilton obtained a student loan from Navient Solutions, LLC…

Arbitration Agreements June 4, 2019

U.S.: Supreme Court reverses the Ninth Circuit and holds that ambiguity in a contract on the issue of whether the parties agreed to allow class arbitration is not a sufficient basis for ordering class arbitration.

Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17–988, __ U.S. __ (April 24, 2019) [click for opinion] In 2016, a hacker tricked an employee of petitioner…

Arbitration Agreements May 23, 2019

U.S.: District court denies motion to compel arbitration of Defendants’ counterclaims when Plaintiffs intentionally delayed seeking arbitration, thereby waiving their right to arbitration.

HTC Corp. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, No. 6:18-CV-00243-JRG (E.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2019) [click for opinion] Before the district court was Plaintiffs’ motion to…

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