Russian Entity Urges High Court To Deny Ukraine’s Petition Over Forum Split

Mealey's (September 1, 2022, 1:09 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Russian entity that won the confirmation of an arbitral award worth more than $173 million against Ukraine urges the U.S. Supreme Court in an Aug. 25 brief to deny Ukraine’s petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a purported circuit conflict over the availability of forum non conveniens defenses in foreign arbitration cases, arguing that any difference between circuits is “immaterial” and not worthy of high court review....