En Banc 11th Circuit Mulls Law Applicable To $7M Award In Guatemalan Dispute

Mealey's (February 24, 2023, 8:34 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — The en banc 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals appeared skeptical during oral arguments of a Guatemalan business’s position that, contrary to other circuit courts, it should not allow domestic grounds for vacatur under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to apply to an action to vacate a $7 million arbitral award issued by a Miami-seated tribunal for a canceled Guatemalan hydroelectric dam project....