Legal Opinion
Bacardi International Limited v. v. Suarez & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 8, 2013No. 12-1032PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This federal case seeks confirmation of an arbitration award made at the first, non-liability stage of arbitration as to a contract, and was filed approximately one month after the arbitral opponents had filed a petition in the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance to vacate the same award.
We have to answer two questions. The first is whether the federal district court had jurisdiction, despite its conclusion that it did not. The second is whether the federal court should stay its hand where the Court of First Instance confirmed the award on July 23, 2012, and that decision…
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