Legal Opinion
Kam-Ko Bio-Pharm Trading Co. v. Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 11, 2009No. 07-35449PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Kam-Ko Bio-Pharm Trading Co., Ltd-Australasia (Kam-Ko) successfully sued Defendants-Appellees Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc. (Mayne) in district court to compel arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). A short time later, however, Kam- Ko filed a new lawsuit in district court seeking a declaration that the ICC’s $220,000 advance arbitration fee was so high as to be substantively unconscionable under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, and Washington law. The district court rejected Kam-Ko’s argument and,…
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