Background

Mark Kantor on OGEMID: In late April, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the latest ruling in a very long-running saga related to a claim by Park Place Associates against the U.S. for mismanagement of a joint venture. In U.S. v. Park Place Associates, Ltd., (No. 05-56235, 9th Cir., April 22, 2009), the Ninth Circuit overturned confirmation of a $93 million AAA arbitration award against in the United States on the grounds that the United States had not waived its immunity from enforcement of an arbitration award in the U.S. District Courts, instead referring Park Place ...