Legal Opinion
Sigma Constructores, S.A. v. Republic of Guatemala
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 10, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2024-3055Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SIGMA CONSTRUCTORES, S.A., Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 24 - 3055 (SLS) v. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case involves two treaties ratified by the United States: the U.N. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) and the Inter- American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Panama Convention). Together, these treaties espouse an emphatic federal policy in favor of arbitral dispute resolution and establish an…
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