Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. Argentine Republic
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 11, 2012No. Case No. 1:12cv99PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.
Plaintiff in this unusual case seeks recognition or confirmation — but not enforcement — of a 2.8 million dollar arbitral award in favor of plaintiff against defendant, the Argentine Republic, pursuant to The Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (the “ICSID Convention”), Aug. 27, 1965, 17.1 U.S.T. 1270 (1966). Defendant seeks threshold dismissal on subject matter and personal jurisdiction, as well as venue grounds, arguing that these essential prerequisites neither exist nor have been…
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