Hunt v. BP Exploration Co. (Libya) Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FISH, District Judge.

Nelson Bunker Hunt (“Hunt”), the plaintiff in this diversity case, asks this court to declare that a prior English judgment adjudicating the same dispute between these parties is unenforceable, to declare further that he is not indebted to defendant BP Exploration Company (Libya) Ltd. (“BP”), and to order that BP repay him the amount it previously collected under the English judgment ($40,833,000.00 plus interest). Alternatively, Hunt seeks a declaration that, in accordance with the parties' agreement, the dispute is subject to arbitration.

In a prior…