Judge Enters Judgment For More Than $1.2M Award In Favor Of Cook Islands

Mealey's (September 24, 2021, 9:58 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge on Sept. 15 entered final judgment enforcing an arbitral award worth more than $1.2 million in favor of the government of the Cook Islands for costs incurred defending an arbitration claim brought by an American who claimed that the government illegally rejected his applications to open a medical school on the islands and also denied the Cook Islands’ motion to change venue to Alabama, where the former claimant now resides....