August 18, 2023
The Eleventh Circuit refused Friday to vacate $285 million in arbitral awards issued to the operator of the Panama Canal in a contentious dispute over a multibillion-dollar project to expand the famous waterway, rejecting arguments that hidden ties between the arbitrators had created an impression of bias.
May 01, 2023
The Eleventh Circuit's decision last month establishing new precedent for vacating international arbitral awards issued in the U.S. has provided additional ammunition to a contractor looking to annul $240 million in arbitral awards issued to the operator of the Panama Canal.
February 28, 2023
An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared troubled during arguments on Tuesday by undisclosed relationships between arbitrators who awarded $240 million to the operator of the Panama Canal, in particular the fact that the operator's appointed arbitrator helped the tribunal president score another lucrative position.
July 13, 2022
The contractor for a $3 billion project to expand the Panama Canal told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday it must vacate $240 million in arbitral awards favoring the canal's operator because members of the tribunal's failure to disclose potential conflicts calls their impartiality into question.
May 23, 2022
The operator of the Panama Canal urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday not to vacate $240 million in arbitral awards it won in a contentious dispute stemming from a multibillion-dollar project to expand the famous waterway over "commonplace" and "routine" points of contact between the arbitrators.