Federal Judge Remands Petition To Confirm Award Already Heard In State Court

(February 24, 2020, 11:42 AM EST) -- MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida on Feb. 10 remanded a petition to confirm an arbitral award to state court, holding that defendants’ removal was untimely as it followed the adjudication of one claim and represented an attempt at a second “bite at the apple” (Turchrome Krom Madencili Sanayi Ve Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sirketi Turkey v. Mustafa Cevik, et al., No. 19-22910, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24596)....