5th Circuit Rejects En Banc Rehearing Of $62.9M Arbitration Award Dispute

Mealey's (February 7, 2020, 11:55 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 4 denied a Chinese company’s motion for en banc rehearing of its appeal of the confirmation of an arbitral award, again rejecting the company’s arguments that the arbitral panel was unfairly constituted and exceeded its authority in issuing the award (Soaring Wind Energy LLC, et al. v. Catic USA, et al., No. 18-11192, 5th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 296)....