Epicenter Loss Recovery LLC v Burford Capital Limited et al - United States District Court District of Arizona Case No CV-18-03300-PHX-DJH - Order - 9 January 2024
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2024
Summary
This matter concerns the parties' arbitration proceedings at the London Court of International Arbitration ("LCIA"). In accordance with the Court's January 14, 2019, Order (Doc. 48), Defendants Burford Capital Ltd. and Ganymede Investments Ltd. ("Defendants") filed a Motion to Dismiss on August 21, 2023, on the grounds that all of Plaintiff's claims have been arbitrated. (Doc. 88). The Motion is contested by Plaintiff.1 The Court must decide whether it has jurisdiction over Plaintiff's disputes arising out of the LCIA arbitration proceedings. The Court finds that neither the LCIA Arbitration Rules (the "LCIA Rules") nor the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. ("FAA"), provides it with authority to review or modify foreign arbitration awards. This action should be dismissed.