Judge Won’t Compel Arbitration Of ‘Soviet Mickey Mouse’ Licensing Dispute

Mealey's (April 21, 2023, 11:52 AM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York federal judge on April 20 denied a Russian state-owned film studio’s motion to compel arbitration of a U.S. media marketing company’s breach of contract claims after finding that the word “arbitration” in the English version of the parties’ dual-language agreements did not create an enforceable arbitration clause as it was a direct translation of the Russian word “arbitrazh,” which refers to a commercial court....