Legal Opinion
Karen Maritime Ltd. v. Omar International Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 23, 2004No. CV-03-6120PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
Karen Maritime Limited [“Karen”] petitions the Court to confirm a foreign ar- bitral award against Respondent Omar International Incorporated [“Omar”]. Petitioner seeks this relief pursuant to the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards [“the Convention”], 21 U.S.T. 2517, codified at 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 and 201-08. Respondent argues that confirmation of the award would violate the public policies of the United States — opposition to the Arab boycott of Israel, as expressed in 50 U.S.C.App. § 2407, as well as federal…
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