After Reversal Of Arbitration Defense, Magistrate Judge Recommends Remand

Mealey's (March 22, 2019, 12:35 PM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — After a recent reversal of an order compelling claims asserted against a French energy company to arbitration in Germany, an Alabama federal magistrate judge on March 19 recommended that the case be remanded to state court because the international arbitration defense that was the basis for federal jurisdiction no longer applies (Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC, et al. v. Converteam SAS, a foreign corporation now known as GE Energy Conversion France SAS, Corp., No. 16-00378, S.D. Ala., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46348)....