10th Circuit Affirms Award Despite Alleged Preemptive Annulment In Mexico

Mealey's (April 19, 2021, 1:33 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 16 affirmed a district court’s confirmation of an arbitral award in favor of a Canadian gold producer’s subsidiary after finding the subsidiary did not waive its right to arbitrate and the award was not preemptively annulled by a Mexico City court’s ruling on waiver because the arbitration’s venue was in Denver and the Mexican court did not apply U.S. law....