Legal Opinion
Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Limited v. General Company for Ports of Iraq
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 16, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2022-1571Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARCHIRODON CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) COMPANY LIMITED, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 22-1571 (JEB) GENERAL COMPANY FOR PORTS OF IRAQ, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Al Faw Grand Port in Iraq, which harbors ambitions to become one of the largest ports in the world, already holds the Guinness World Record for the longest breakwater. But its ambitions have come at a cost: specifically, here, a sizable arbitration award rendered in Switzerland for Petitioner Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Limited, which contracted…
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