Legal Opinion
Tricon Energy Limited v. Vinmar International, Ltd
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2013No. 12-20100PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
An arbitration panel awarded Tricon Energy Ltd. (“Tricon”) damages, and post-award interest on those damages at 8.5%, because Vinmar International, Ltd. (‘Win-mar”), breached a contract. Vinmar appeals a judgment confirming the award, claiming the parties never agreed to arbitrate. Tricon cross-appeals, contending the district court improperly granted post-judgment interest at the statutory rate instead of the rate assigned by the arbitrators. We affirm.
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Working through a broker, Vinmar agreed to buy 5000 metric tons of mixed xylene (“MX” — an industrial…
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