Judge Finds Service Defective In Bid To Confirm Singaporean $36M Consent Award

( November 20, 2024, 8:22 AM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington state federal judge ordered a Hong Kong citizen to show cause why the court should not dismiss his petition to confirm a Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) consent award worth more than $36 million against a non-appearing U.S. citizen due to improper service, finding that the petitioner did not explain why he identified the award-debtor as a citizen of Iowa but sought to serve him at a Seattle address....