Partner’s Feud Over Arbitral Award Doesn’t Create Federal Jurisdiction, Judge Says

Mealey's (June 15, 2021, 12:33 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on June 11 remanded an attorney’s lawsuit against his former firm to state court after finding that the firm cannot not invoke federal jurisdiction under the New York Convention because the attorney’s state court complaint arises from the parties’ domestic partnership agreement, not the international arbitration settlement that sparked the parties’ dispute....