9th Circuit Nixes $1.3B Award Against Indian Company For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (August 2, 2023, 1:00 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 1 reversed entry of a $1.3 billion judgment confirming an arbitral award in favor of a since-liquidated Indian company against an Indian state-owned company for a satellite contract dispute, holding that a Washington federal judge erred by finding personal jurisdiction over the award-debtor after skipping a minimum-contacts analysis....