The arbitrability of disputes concerning the validity and existence of patents has always been the subject of debate. Traditionally, the prevailing opinion among scholars and courts has been that such disputes are not arbitrable.[1] More recently, this view has been challenged, with some scholars finding that arbitral tribunals should be, and are, competent to decide disputes concerning the validity and existence of patents – at least with inter partes-effect by ordering one party to apply…
It is trite that an arbitral tribunal has no jurisdiction to decide any issue that has not been…
Olin Holdings Ltd. v. State of Libya, No. 21-CV-4150 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2022)[1] In the 1990s, Libya made…
Citigroup Inc. v. Sayeg, No. 21-cv-10413 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2022)[1] Factual Background Luis Sebastian Sayeg Seade (“Sayeg”) was employed by Banco Nacional de México, S.A. (“Banamex”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Citigroup, organized under the laws of Mexico with a principal place of business in Mexico. During Sayeg’s employment with Banamex, Citigroup had in place various incentive plans (the “Plans”), which granted incentive compensation to its employees. All of the Plans contained arbitration clauses. Sayeg’s…
In the Matter of the Application of New York State Department of Health, Petitioner, For an Order, Pursuant…
First Circuit vacates grant of motion to compel arbitration, finding that the parties’ disagreement over which conflicting agreement…
Rowland v. Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, LLC., No. 20-1187 (4th Cir. 2021) [click for opinion] Barry and Donna Rowland (“Rowland”) first enlisted Sandy Morris and her Florida-based firm, Sandy Morris Financial LLC (“SMF”), for financial planning advice in 2014. After the couple moved to North Carolina, they continued to use SMF for financial services and, in 2017, hired Morris and SMF to manage their investment accounts. Pursuant to this expanded scope of…
Copragi S.A. v. Agribusiness United DMCC, No. 20 Civ. 5486 (LGS) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 15, 2021) [click for opinion]…
In a decision published on 1st March 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) ruled on the arbitrability…
CleanSpark Inc. v. Discover Growth Fund, LLC, No. 20-cv-6164 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2020) [click for opinion] In 2018 and 2019, CleanSpark, Inc. (“CleanSpark”) and Discover Growth Fund, LLC (“Discover”) entered into a pair of securities purchase agreements (collectively, the “Older SPAs”). In each agreement, CleanSpark sold, among other things, a convertible debt instrument to Discover and agreed to convert, at Discover’s request, all or any portion of the face value of the debt instruments into…