U.S. Mining Investor Says ICSID Should Not Bifurcate NAFTA Claim Against Canada

Mealey's (September 4, 2020, 4:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. coal mining investor in an Aug. 14 submission to an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal opposes Canada's request for bifurcation of a pending dispute regarding damages allegedly caused by Alberta's carbon emissions regulations, arguing that Canada's jurisdictional and admissibility objections "likely overlap with the merits" and involve "complicated factual issues" that cannot be resolved as a matter of law (Westmoreland Mining Holdings, LLC v. Government of Canada, No. UNCT/20/3, ICSID)....