Legal Opinion
Iraq Middle Market Development Foundation v. Harmoosh
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2017No. 16-1403PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
After securing a judgment in Iraq for non-payment of a promissory note, a creditor sought to have the judgment recognized in the federal district court for the District of Maryland. The debtor contended that the judgment was not entitled to recognition given that the parties had agreed to arbitrate their disputes. The district court agreed and granted summary judgment to the debtor. Because genuine issues of material fact remain as to whether the debtor lost his right to arbitrate by utilizing the Iraqi judicial process, we must vacate and remand for further…
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