In Re the Arbitration Between Space Systems/Loral, Inc. & Yuzhnoye Design Office

OPINION AND ORDER

KOELTL, District Judge.

This is a petition pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., to confirm an arbitration award and a cross-motion to vacate the award on the grounds that it was made in manifest disregard of the law. The petitioner, Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (“Space Systems” or “SS/L”), also moves to amend its petition to allege that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq., is a basis for jurisdiction. The respondents, Yuzhnoye Design Office and PO Yuzhnoye Machine-Building Plant (collectively, “Yuzhnoye”), oppose the…