High Court Urged To Rehear Saudi Sheikhs’ Heirs’ Claim For $18B Oil Fields Award

Mealey's (July 22, 2022, 4:11 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The heirs of Saudi sheiks on July 18 petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for rehearing of their petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ refusal to enforce an $18 billion arbitral award against an American oil company and its subsidiary for the use of Saudi oilfields, arguing that rehearing is warranted because the Ninth Circuit did not provide them with video of a hearing on potential sanctions for their attorney....