Legal Opinion
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, B v. v. Consorcio Barr S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2004No. 02-16794, 03-13418PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases raise the question whether arbitration is proper where the courts of the country whose substantive law applies to the arbitration have ruled that arbitration is improper. We hold that the district judge erred in concluding that a party’s participation in an arbitral proceeding constitutes a waiver of that party’s right to challenge the arbitral award in court. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s order confirming the arbitral award, docket number 03-13418, and remand for further proceedings. Additionally, we dismiss as moot the appeal in…
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