Mealey's ( August 13, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — On remand after reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel in two Aug. 12 rulings affirmed the confirmation of an arbitration award worth more than $1.2 billion against an Indian state-owned company, ruled on an issue of first impression that forum non conveniens challenges do not apply to petitions to confirm under the New York Convention, vacated a ruling allowing intervenors to register the judgment and remanded the issue of whether the award’s set-aside in India “warrants relief from judgment.”...