Judge Denies Remand Of Fraud Claims, Citing Arbitration Agreements

Mealey's (October 15, 2021, 4:19 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Sept. 29 denied a motion by a German scrap metal recycler and its Hong Kong subsidiary to remand their lawsuit against a Chinese citizen, his family and affiliated entities to state court, ruling that the plaintiffs’ claims for alleged fraudulent transfer of more than $38 million belong in federal court because they relate to the parties’ arbitration agreements....