Award In Iraq War Dispute Violated Parties’ Contract, 4th Circuit Told

( January 9, 2024, 2:20 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Kuwaiti company urges the Fourth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an appellant brief to reverse a Virginia federal court’s confirmation of an arbitral award against it worth $8 million for a dispute with Kellogg Brown & Root International Inc. (KBR) over logistics contracts performed during the Iraq war, arguing that the court improperly rejected its arguments as untimely and then confirmed an arbitral award that it says breached the terms of the parties’ contract....