Global Gold Mining, LLC v. Ayvazian

OPINION AND ORDER

J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge.

This case arises out of the 2003 purchase of an Armenian gold mine by Global Gold Mining, LLC (“Global Gold” or “Plaintiff’). Global Gold brought this action against Vardan Ayvazian (“Ayvazian” or “Defendant”) for money damages arising from alleged contract violations and, in the alternative, to vacate an international arbitration tribunal’s partial arbitral award in the underlying dispute. This action follows a series of prior disputes between Global Gold and Ayvazian, including two actions brought by Global Gold in the Southern District of New…