SSI (Beijing) Company LTD. v. Prosper Business Development Corporation

  1. September 03, 2020

    Judge Sends Chinese Market Research Fight To Arbitration

    A New York federal judge has ordered a Chinese market research joint venture to arbitrate a $5 million dispute with an Ohio-based marketing and analytics firm, rejecting arguments that the arbitration clause is unenforceable under Chinese law.

  2. March 12, 2020

    Ohio Analytics Co. Wants Judge DQ'd In $5M Contract Fight

    An Ohio-based analytics company wants to disqualify the judge assigned to its ongoing $5 million contract dispute with a Chinese market research company, raising impartiality concerns in a letter submitted Wednesday in New York federal court.

  3. January 31, 2019

    Chinese Co. Fights Arbitration of $5M JV Dispute

    A Chinese company formed to provide businesses with market survey research continued to push back on an Ohio analytics company's bid to force it to arbitrate a $5 million breach of contract claim, telling a New York federal court that the arbitration clause at issue is invalid.

  4. October 17, 2018

    Ohio Analytics Co. Says Chinese JV Must Arbitrate $5M Claim

    An Ohio analytics firm told a New York federal judge on Tuesday that a Chinese company's bid to pause a $5 million arbitration claim over a contractual dispute was "legally untenable" and challenged the foreign company's attempt to cite Chinese law to escape the claim.

  5. September 17, 2018

    Chinese JV Says It Can't Be Forced To Arbitrate $5M Claim

    A Chinese company formed to provide businesses with market survey research has urged a New York federal judge to pause an Ohio analytics company's $5 million arbitration claim over the parties' joint venture deal in China, saying their underlying contract doesn't contain a valid arbitration clause.