Mealey's (February 5, 2018, 3:09 PM EST) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York appeals court on Jan. 31 affirmed a trial court’s refusal to compel a breach of contract dispute between clothing makers to arbitration, finding that a U.S. purchaser of the clothing failed to raise its arguments under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards before the lower court (Dongyang Jiutai Clothing Co., Ltd. v Lady Emerald, Inc., No. 2015-09802, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 2nd Div., 2018 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 564)....