Legal Opinion
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP v. Garza-Morales
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 31, 2003PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedman, J.
In 1999, respondent in this CPLR article 75 proceeding, a New York attorney, entered into an agreement with his partners in petitioner, a New York-based law firm, that contained a broad provision for arbitration of disputes in New York. Two years later, when a dispute arose, respondent commenced a legal proceeding against his firm in Mexico, in which he asserted statutory claims not subject to arbitration under Mexican law. In seeking reversal of the injunctive relief the IAS court granted the firm against further prosecution of the Mexican proceeding,…
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