Hyatt Franchising, L.L.C. v. Shen Zhen New World I, LLC

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

In September 2012 Hyatt and Shen Zhen New World I entered into an agreement providing that Shen Zhen would renovate a hotel in Los Angeles and operate it using Hyatt’s business methods and trademarks. Two years later Hyatt declared that Shen Zhen had not kept its- promises. An arbitrator concluded that Shen Zhen owes Hyatt about $7.7 million in damages plus about $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs. Hyatt filed this suit under the diversity jurisdiction and asked a district court to enforce the award. The court did just that. 2017 WL 1397553 (N.D. Ill. Apr.…