Wartsila Finland OY v. Duke Capital LLC

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Duke Energy International (“DEI”) appeals the district court’s judgment confirming an arbitration award and denying DEI’s request for a stay of enforcement. The district court entered a judgment ordering DEI to pay Wartsila Finland OY and Wartsila Guatemala, SA, (collectively “Wartsila”) $13,677,951.64 plus pre- and post-judgment interest. The district court enforced the arbitrator’s award despite the presence of separate, pending arbitration claims brought by DEI, against Wartsila. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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