Coronavirus Travel Advisory Fails As ‘Public Policy’ Defense To Award, Judge Says

Mealey's (May 11, 2022, 1:29 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on May 9 granted a shipowner’s petition to confirm a London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) arbitral award worth more than $110,000 against a charterer after finding that the award does not violate U.S. public policy because it related to payment for a charter scheduled after March 2020 when international travel was restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic....