Dow Seeks High Court Review Of Ruling Confirming $442M Award

(September 19, 2017, 3:35 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A company on Sept. 11 filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in relation to the confirmation of a $442 million arbitration award issued against it in a dispute over patent infringement, asking the court to review whether a federal court must independently determine if enforcement of an award under the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 9 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., violates U.S. public policy (Dow Agrosciences LLC, et al. v. Bayer Cropscience NV, No. 17-372, U.S. Sup., 2017 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3444)....