A Singapore court on Wednesday declined Tata Power Co. Ltd.'s bid to set aside an arbitral award now worth more than $640 million issued in a dispute over a nixed Russian coal mining project, calling the company's allegations of arbitrator bias "no more than an unfounded apprehension."
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Tata Power Must Pay $640M Coal Award As Bias Claim Fails

By Caroline Simson

A Singapore court on Wednesday declined Tata Power Co. Ltd.'s bid to set aside an arbitral award now worth more than $640 million issued in a dispute over a nixed Russian coal mining project, calling the company's allegations of arbitrator bias "no more than an unfounded apprehension."

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Insurer Slams $2M Fee Request In Arbitrator Removal Bid

By Joyce Hanson

An insurance exchange for the trucking industry has urged a New York federal judge to dismiss a request by reinsurers that the exchange pay roughly $2 million in attorney fees and costs in a fight over whether to remove a supposedly "side-switching" arbitrator from a case.

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Sports Betting Tech Co. Opposes Sportradar's Arbitration Bid

By Matthew Perlman

Altenar told a New Jersey federal court that Sportradar is trying to force a case accusing it of monopolizing the U.S. sports betting data market into arbitration in Switzerland based on a terminated contract that only covered foreign markets.

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Inside The $150M Immigration Contract That Wasn't

By Daniel Connolly

The leader of a small Houston-based law firm says she was "blindsided" by an announcement from the federal government that her 24-attorney shop had won a $150 million no-bid contract to represent thousands of immigrant children in deportation proceedings.

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ABA Faces Uphill Battle To Remain As Law School Accreditor

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council responsible for accrediting law schools is fighting on multiple fronts to retain its status as a nationwide accreditor, fending off challenges at both the federal and state levels.

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Dems Say DOJ Opinion Aims To Foil Oversight Of White House

By Courtney Bublé

With midterm elections right around the corner, Senate Democrats are worried the new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could let the Trump Administration obstruct congressional oversight of the White House.

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Womble Bond Asks To Drop Dutch Software Client Over Rift

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson is looking to pull its representation of a Dutch software company after five years of a bitter trademark battle, citing a "fundamental disagreement" that has allegedly made it impossible for the firm to move forward as counsel of record.

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