Judge Finds $325M Award Is Null, Grants Dismissal For Czech Ministry

Mealey's (September 28, 2017, 11:43 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After finding that a tribunal’s discontinuance of an arbitration case commenced by a Liechtenstein corporation against the Czech Republic Ministry of Health effectively nullified a $325 million award issued in its favor, a District of Columbia federal judge on Sept. 27 granted a motion filed by the ministry to dismiss the petition (Diag Human, S.E. v. Czech Republic Ministry of Health, No. 13-0355, D. D.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158452)....