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Edmundson v. Klarna, S.A., No. 22-557-cv, 85 F. 4th 695 (2d Cir. 2023)[1] Factual Background Klarna, Inc. offers online shoppers the opportunity to purchase products and, free of any interest or fees, repay Klarna for the balance in regular instalments. Najah Edmundson used those services in 2021, and Klarna collected the instalments from her checking account shortly thereafter. Edmundson’s account balance, however, was deficient at the time of collection, so the financial institution associated with her…

Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia Co. v. Dynamic Industries, Inc., Civ. A. No. 2:23-cv-1396 (E.D. La. Nov. 6, 2023)[1] Factual Background Plaintiff Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd. (“Baker Hughes”) contracted with Dynamic Industries Saudi Arabia, Ltd. (and other related Dynamic Industries entities named in the case as Defendants (collectively, “Dynamic”)) to supply materials, products, and services for an energy project Dynamic was working on in Saudi Arabia. The parties’ contract required that disputes, if not…

Baker Hughes Servs. Int’l, LLC v. Joshi Technologies Int’l, Inc., Nos. 21-5072 and 21-5081 (10th Cir. July 13, 2023)[1] Plaintiff, Baker Hughes Services International LLC (“Baker Hughes”), after winning an Ecuadorian arbitration against the Ecuador-based Pesago Consortium, secured an arbitral award enforceable jointly and severally against the Consortium’s two members—Joshi Technological International, Inc. (“Joshi”) and third-party Campo Puma Oriente S.A. Baker Hughes then brought its award to Oklahoma and sued Joshi to confirm the award…

On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a very important decision concerning the procedure to be followed when a district court denies a party’s request to compel arbitration. See Coinbase v. Bielski, No. 22-105, __ U.S. __ (June 23, 2023). Under 9 U. S. C. §16(a), when a federal district court denies a motion to compel arbitration, the losing party has a statutory right to an interlocutory appeal. The question for the Supreme Court,…