Judge Confirms $5.7M Award For UEA Food Products Distributor

Mealey's (March 21, 2017, 1:09 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on March 17 confirmed a $5,733,023 arbitral award issued in favor of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company in a dispute over the termination of a food distribution agreement, but refused to award it sanctions, finding that the other party's motion to vacate the award was not frivolous (Al Maya Trading Establishment v. Global Export Marketing Co. Ltd., No. 16-CV-2140, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39192)....