Federal Judge Refuses General Electric's Request For ICC Arbitration

Mealey's (January 12, 2017, 1:57 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Jan. 10 refused to compel arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration of a dispute over the purchase of a rail-signaling business, finding that the terms of the agreement require that the case be determined by an independent accounting firm (IAF) (Alstom, et al. v. General Electric Company, No. 16-CV-3568, S.D. N.Y.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3188)....