In what a prevailing lawyer described as needed guidance “solidifying” an arbitrator’s venue-setting authority, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld an international arbitration award levying nearly $900,000 against an Israeli company accused of defaming its onetime Georgia business partner.
The Israeli company, Profimex, commenced the dispute in 2014 by filing a breach of contract action against Norcross-based OA Development in Georgia, only to be hit with counterclaims accusing it of circulating dozens of emails claiming OAD was dishonest.
