October 30, 2019
An Australian company told a Florida federal court that it and the owners of an Ecuadorian engineering firm have agreed to settle litigation launched over a now-confirmed $14.8 million arbitral award stemming from an alleged bribery scheme.
July 02, 2019
Ecuador's public sector real estate management arm has escaped litigation over an Australian company's now-confirmed $14.8 million arbitral award stemming from an alleged bribery scheme, with a Florida federal judge holding Tuesday that the entity is immune.
June 27, 2019
Australian infrastructure firm Cardno International Pty Ltd. urged a Florida federal judge Wednesday to bar an Ecuadorian government agency from exiting a lawsuit over a $14.8 million arbitral award stemming from allegations that owners of Ecuadorian engineering firm Caminosca SA hid their involvement in a government bribery scheme before Cardno acquired it.
May 28, 2019
Ecuador's public sector real estate management arm has asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss it from a suit over an Australian company's now-confirmed $14.8 million arbitral award, arguing that it "does not belong in this case or before this court."
May 24, 2018
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday confirmed a nearly $15 million arbitral award for Australia's Cardno International Pty Ltd. in a dispute over its soured acquisition of an Ecuadorian engineering firm, saying the owners of the target company didn't offer a valid reason for refusing to enforce the award.
February 06, 2018
Forging ahead in its bid to enforce a $15 million arbitration award over an acquisition gone bad, Australia's Cardno Ltd. asked a Florida federal judge to enter a default judgment against one of four owners of an Ecuadoran engineering firm, even though his co-defendants say he is dead.
January 18, 2018
Cardno Ltd. has renewed its push to enforce a $15 million arbitration award it won against an Ecuadorean engineering firm that allegedly hid a bribery scheme, telling a Florida federal judge Wednesday that the South American company's counterclaims are time-barred and invite the court to overstep its authority.
December 21, 2017
The owners of an Ecuadorian engineering firm urged a Florida federal court on Wednesday to vacate a $15 million arbitral award issued to infrastructure company Cardno Ltd., which had bought the firm not knowing it was embroiled in a bribery scheme, saying the tribunal exceeded its authority.
October 31, 2017
Infrastructure company Cardno Ltd. asked a Florida federal court on Monday to confirm a nearly $15 million arbitral award it won against the owners of an Ecuadorian engineering firm it had purchased, who allegedly concealed a bribery scheme aimed at securing government contracts.