Inversiones y Procesadora Tropical INPROTSA, S.A. v. Del Monte International GMBH

Filing 47

ORDER GRANTING CROSS-PETITION TO CONFIRM THE ARBITRAL AWARD. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 5/1/2017. (mmd)

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eve h r t f im d ngas os s on o he gr
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i o c e he r ta i w r n
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o nfr
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lo
r le on a ea ler El ve h Cicui ca e Cz i LLC v. WF Poe S
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ompelabirton purua t 9 U. C.j 206 ort confr a ar tai a r puruan t 9
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S.
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pr s nt pr of a w'te a bir ton a ee
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i
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e or e a a bir la r pur ua t t New Yor Conve i
nf c n r ta wa d s nt o he
k
nton. The Elve h Cicui f
e nt r t ound
t tbe us a pa t f l t me tt ag e menti wrtng pr r st ,t dititco tl c
ha ca e
ry aied o e he r e
-n- ii
e equiie he src ur a ked

s be t matrj rs cin t e f r e t a r Cz rn d e n t sa d f r te l tn
u j c te u idito o n o c he wa d. a ia o s o tn o h i ig
mi
pr ii t tW PROTSA i ur ng t Cour t adopt t tt Fe r Ar ta i Ac onl
oposton ha
s gi he
to
- ha he de al bir ton t y

pr de oi na j idi i ove a tonst c
ovi s rgi l urs cton r ci o ompelabirtona a tonst c i abirton
r tai nd ci o onfnn r tai
awa ds u
r nder t Ne Yor Co nton. I Cz i t El ve h Cic t di not a l
he w
k nve i
n arna, he e nt r ui d
nayze

wh t e a fd r lc u th ss be tmatrj rs ito u d rj 2 3 t a j dc t mo in t
eh r e ea o r a u j c te u id ci n n e
0 o d u iae to s o
va a e a a bir ton awa d f li unde t Conve i
c t n r ta i
r a lng
r he
nton.

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i
c os - tton t c im t a bir la r
r spe ii o onfr he r ta wa d.
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O n D e e be 6, 201 t s Co t dim i s d t pe ii t va t t ar t a a a d
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fndi t tPe ii rdi nota s ta gr
i ng ha ttone d
s er ny ounds t va a e a nono ct
domesi a bir i n a r a
tc r tato wa d s
s t f t i A ri l V of t N e Yor Conve i
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t s s ed he tton o c t he r ta wa d, he
t d

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ng os - tton o onfr t NPROTSA a a e t dimis lof
ppe l d he s s a
t pe ii t va t a t Res nde De1 M ont s ht c a ii ton of t Cour ' or r
he tton o ca e nd he
po nt
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he
ts de
r ga di t c os - tt o t c i m .The Cour de e t m oton f c a ii a i fndi t
e r ng he r s pe ii n o ontr
t ni d he
i or l rf c ton i ng he

n tc o a p a dvetdi o j rs ito .Th Elv nh Cic tg a tdalmi dr ma f r h
oie f p e l i se t f u idcin e e e t rui r ne i t e nd o t e
e
Cour t c i rt m e is oft c os - tton t co i t a bir a ar
t o onsde he rt
he r s pe ii o nfnu he r tal w d.

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I
NPRO TSA o
ppos s t c i m a i of t a bir aw a d a gui t t t unde l ng
e he onfr ton
he r tal
r r ng ha he
ryi

pr mie oft a bir t ' de ii i ba e on fa
e s
he r ta ors c son s s d
r ud. I t a ee
n he gr ment t pa te tsi atd'
, he ri s 'tpul e '
t tD e M ont ow ne t M D - pi a e va i t I PROTSA cl m s i onl s i a ed t t t
ha 1
e
d he
2 ne ppl r e y. N
ai t y tpul t o ha
f c be a e D e M ont ha f s l r pr s nt t i ow ne t M D - va i t i l te s t Cos a
a t c us
1
e d al e y e e e ed hat t
d he
2 re y n e tr o
t

Ri n gr
ca ower . A yea afe I
s
r tr NPROTSA a De M ont e e e t a e ntc ani t
nd 1
e nt r d he gr eme ont i ng he
s i a i J e Si o on i ltga i be w ee Del M ont a D ol he d t t D e M ont
tpul ton, udg m nt n ii ton t n
e nd
e l ha
1
e

S w t ti di no ha apa e on t M D- pi a e.
t
kne ha t d t ve
t nt he
2 ne ppl '
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pl ce i o bele ng t tD e M ont ha a Unied St t spa e on t M D - pi a e w he D e
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t
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n 1

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nt
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ve
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m yi t
d ake ega ton o o e he
a l ge y pa e ed M D- pi a e . l t s c e, F PRO TSA c ai s t a bir ton a a d
le dl t nt
2 ne ppl s n hi as N
l m he r t a i w r
s ul notbe c i m e be us i i ba e on a s i a i t t D e M ont pr ur t ough
ho d
onfr d ca e t s s d
tpul ton ha
l
e oc ed hr
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udge Si ont s t ngs i t DelM ont D ol
m on' indi
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ltgaton.
ii i

I
NPROTSA as obecs t t c imai of t abirl a r cami is due
lo j t o he onfr ton
he r ta wad li ng t
pr e s rght w e e vi a ed w he t a bir t f l t gi pr i va ue t a l te f om
oc s i s r ol t
n he r t a or aied o ve obatve l o e t r r
Fe nando Ba za M e e z, a ke wines who di no t s iy be or t t i
r
e
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f e he rbuna . Fer ndo
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8

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e
e
, or ry NPRO TSA ' ge r l m a ge , s gne t a e m e w ih D e
S ne a
na r i d he gr e nt t
l

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e. e a' et r o he r ta rbuna tt s
r ha
t s t he
e l i owneroft M D - va i t . Ra he t n r l on B a za' l te , t a bir t r i d on
xc usve
he
2 re y
t r ha e y
e s e t r he r ta or ele

t ot rwines t tmony i is ng isa d.
he he t s esi
n s ui t war

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NPROTS Sfn lo j cini ta t ea r i c nrr t n to sof usieb c u ei
A' i a be to s h t h wad s o tay o o in j tc e a s t
r r s I PROTSA t r t n or de toy I
equie N
o e ur
s r NPRO TSA ' own pr r y. The ar ta ti
S
ope t
bir l rbunal

co ude t tI
ncl d ha NPROTSA a quie tte t M D- s edst tDelM ont ha pr de ove t
c r d il o
2 e
ha
e d ovi d r he
ye r Pur ta t t pa tes'a e m e .
a s s l nt o he r i gr e nt

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n es e o
S le tons r ud
e gue he r ta rbuna
s cik al hel t t t pa te ' a ee nt wa no pr ur d by fa . Se ond,D e1 M o e
pe f ly d ha he ri s gr me
s t oc e
r ud
c
nt

a s rst ea bta tiu a a mitdt Ba z lte it e d n eo e iso j ci n , u f u d
set h r i l rb n l d te he e a etr no vie c v r t be to s b t o n
r
t tt lte lcke pr tveval a wasco r di by lve wine st tm ony. Thid,
ha he e tr a d obai
ue nd
nta ded
i
t s esi
r De1
M ont a g t a bir lt i
e r ues he r t a rbuna ' l lc us on r r ng t r t i i c
ls ega oncl i ega di he esr d ve onvena doe not
nt s

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i t ton m e
C. 2

t r or ,a lofI
he ef e l NPROTSA ' def ns st co i ton a ealo ba r a am a trofl w .
S e e o nfnna i r s r ed s
te
a

J II
. s NPROT A 'j a ddf n eav i b i poiy df n e
S s b u ee s al
dpu lc l ee s ?
c
Ther i no a gumen t t t yea a bir ton pr e s wa fa e , t t t
e s
r
t hat he wo- r r ta i
oc s
s r udulnt ha he
abir ton ti la t d fa ulnty,ort tt fnalawa d wa pr e by fa . Ra her t
r ta i rbuna c e r ud e l
ha he i
r
s ocur d
r ud
t , he
pa te diput whehe t a bir ton ti l a es e t que ton of whehe t pa te '
ris s e
t r he r ta i rbuna ddr s d he si
t r he ri s
unde l ng a ee e w a pr e by f a . A r vi w of t a bir ton ti
ryi gr m nt s ocur d
r ud
e e
he r t a i r bunals dec s on
'
ii
s st ti a es e t i s l s a e S he e i no e de of a t conduc by DelM ont
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t D e M ont D ol ltga i
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t t t s he r ac ha N
s w r
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e Dol ii ton
l t s ci ng o nt r
nt he
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r ga di D e M on e' pr i t r r g s on t M D- hybr d we e c r r e .. The ef r ,
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2
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l
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r udulnty se e ent he l i
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r t

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1
I
NPROTSA i as ng t s Cour t r ha h a l i a g e bef r t a bir ton pa l
s ki hi
t o e s os ng r um nt o e he r t a i
ne .

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ve he ega t nda d nd he umm a y pr edi t c im a bir awa ds t Cour wil
r oce ngs o ontr r tal r , he
t l
no ove ze t a bir t . I i wel- eted t tlmie a c r um s i r viw ofar tal
t m l he r ta or t s ls tl ha i t d nd ic crbed e e
bir

a r sa va c st l o iy o e p di dj dca a to b c us te p e e tapat wh h s
wa d d n e he ç lc f x e t u iil cin e a e h y r v n
p
e
ry o a
l t i t a bir ton pr es f om flng a ne s t i f der l c ta f c ng r ltga i of
os n he r t a i
oc s r
ii
w ui n e a our nd or i e ii ton

t e is s' 800t v Home Publs n I . 902 F. 925,932 ( 1h Ci. 1 . The
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a bir tonpa lsco i r ton a r i on t m e isofI
r tai
ne ' nsde a i nd ulng he rt
NPROTSA ' fa de e edoesnot
S r ud f ns

voaet d s b scn to so mo ai a dj tc 'rq iigt i Co r t d n c ntr to
ilt he t t a i oi n f rlt n usie' e u rn h s u to e y o imain
mo
y
oft a bir la r The a bir to ti
he r ta wa d.
r tai n rbunalr e o t mert a sm pl diag e d wih
uld n he
is nd i y s r e
t
W PROTSA t t t e w a f aud i t i
ha her
s r
n he nduce ent To r e ot r s w oul m e n t t a
m .
ul he wi e
d a ha ny
l i pa t r s ng a f a de ens i a i e na i
os ng r y ai i
r ud f e n n nt r tonala bir ton, c d r ltga e t i s i
r tai
oul e ii t he s ue n

f der lc r .Tha c ra nl vi aest pr umpton i f vorofconfr i a bir la r .
e a ou t
t e ti y ol t he es
i n a
im ng r ta wa ds

Di t ea bta intiu alste t n o h lt rvo aeI
d h r ir to rb n ' r a me t fte et il t NPROT A 'du pr c s
e
S s e o es
r ght
i s?

I
NPROTSA ar ue t a r i c r r t publc polc bec us isdue pr s rg s
g s he wa d s onta y o
i
iy a e t
oce s i ht
w er vi at w hen t ar t al t i
e ol ed
he bir rbunal di not atr but probatve val t Baeza' l t
d
ti e
i
ue o
s eter.

I PROTSA e e t not t ca l Bae a as a w ines , e n t
N
l c ed
o l
z
t s ve houg he negota e a s g d t
h
i t d nd i ne he

a e m e on be l oft c
gr e nt
haf he ompa Thepr e alr e gove ni t a bir ton r quie t
ny.
oc dur ul s
r ng he r ta i e r d he
pa test f l a w ine s ls i a nc oft he r ng. I PRO TSA di notls B a za. The r e
r i o ie
t s i t n dva e he a i
N
d
it e
ul s

pr bie pari fom s itng wine st si ony unl st y pr fl d t die tt tmony i
ohi t d tes r ubm ti
t s e tm
es he e-ie he r c esi
n
t f
he onn ofa sgne and s n wine s de a a i . Ba za di notsgn a wine sdeca ai .
i d
wor t s clr ton
e
d
i
t s
lr ton
Al wines e t tpr s nt d e de
l t s s ha e e e vi nce by wa of de l r ton ha t be pr entd f c os y
caai
d o
es e or r s
e m i ton a t fna he rng.
xa na i t he i l a i

Ba z wa not made ava lbl f c os - xa i ton.
ea s
ia e or r s e m na i

I
NPROTSA at c d Ba za' l t r t anot r wine s de a ai , y hi h y as gi t t
ta he
e s ete o
he t s ' clr ton v c v
ven o he
a bir ton ti
r ta i rbunalwih t fnalpr - rngbre .
t he i
e hea i
if

I a herpr ed a or r t ar talti
n not
oc ur l de , he bir rbunalr t ne t dic eto t de i t
e ai d he s r i n o c de he
ad isbiiy a wei of e de . At t e fn l h ai g De M o t o j ce t te
m s i lt nd
ght
vi nce
h ia e rn , l ne be td o h

a isbiiy oft Ba a l te bec e Bae wa not lse a a wine s di no s i a
dm s i lt
he ez et r aus
za s
it d s
t s , d t ubm t
s
wonzdeca ai n,and t lte wa uns n a nota he ia e . The a bir ton ti
lr to
he e tr s wor nd
ut ntc t d
r ta i r buna
l

o er ld De Mo t ' o j cin a d a mitdt e lte . Th abta ti t latiu e i n
v rue l n es be to s n d te h etr e r irl rbma trb td t o
pr tve vaue a i c lc e wih ot wines t si ony t twa lve a t fna he rng.
oba i
l s t ontit d t her t s e tm
ha s i t he i l a i
Spe ii a l i t a bir a r t ti l r le on lve t tmony fo m PROTSA '
cfc ly n he r tal wa d, he rbuna ei d
i esi
rm
S
pr ucton m a e ,J e Ni Jm e z Ca tlo, who s d t t he wa a r of t De
od i
nag r os
xon i ne
sil
ai ha
s wa e
he l
M ont / ol ltga i w hi h t pi ppl i t y f l e , a t the s ii a l dic s d
e D e ii ton, c he nea e ndus r olow d nd ha
pecfc ly s us e

t ltgai wih member ofI
he ii ton t
s NPROTSA ' mana
S
geme i l ng Ba . Se A r t a A wa d
nt nc udi
eza e bir l
r

a ! 51( E. 4)
t
D. 6- .
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de ir cii
r
r
o e us onfr ton
n r ta w r
r
t Ne Yor Co nton' publc polc def e. Se Unnme h om St e For i Ec .
he w
k nve i s
i
i y ens
e
s pr
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r
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e u t l o e o - u s h e iin f he r i l
r
ti lt ati t nopr i vauet Ba zaslte a ove nze Y PROTSA' ob e tonon
rbuna o trbue
obatve l o e ' etr nd r ls
S j ci
t sis
hi sue.
D oe t awar s r qui e e t I
s he
d' e r m nt hat NPROTSA r t r prpe t Yoa e n t s o
eu n o ry ilt oi f
on

ju tc
sie?

I
NPROTS a g e t ea r i c n rr t t oinsof u tc 'b c us i rq ie i t
A r u s h wad s o tay o d to
n
j sie' e a e t e u rs t o
r t ispr t t DelM ont Alho h t a bir lti lf
eum t opery o
e. t ug he r ta rbuna ound t tW PROTSA ha tte
ha
d il
t t s e ,i r quie m PROTSA t r t n or de toy t s ds l s hol ng,t mbir
o he e ds t e r d
o e ur
sr he ee . n o di he
tal
ti le or ed t ag e m e ' r src i co na s a f
rbuna nf c he r e nts e titve ve nt nd ound l lt il' ir e n . The
ega i te' relva t
t
pa te co r dua l ag e d t r s rc t us of t m opery, t s eds r r es of who
r i s nt a ly r e o e t i t he e
he
t he e , ega dl s

t hnialy ownst m . I
ec c l
he
NPROTSA ha a ee t t r srci cove nt i e ha f De
d gr d o he e ti tve
na s n xc nge or l
M ont s yi I PRO TSA w ih 61 m ilon s a ce M D - s ds
e uppl ng N
t
li c r
2 ee ,

Th Co r o er lsI
e u t v rue NPROTS So j cin fn n t a t eab ta ti u a wa gvn
A' b e to idig h t h r ir l rb n l s iig
efec t t pa te ' agr e e . I e pr tng t lnguage of t a e nts r src i
f t o he ri s
e m nt nt r e i he a
he gr eme ' e titve
co
vena si wihi t l la hort oft a bir ti land i notconta y t t i of
nt s t n he ega ut iy he r tal rbuna
s
r r o t ons
not

j sie'
u tc '

6 Do s te satt o l tto s pr cu e I
. e h t ue f i a in e ld NPROT A #o opposi t cros mi
S
m
ng he
s
peiint c n m?
tto o o hr
De M ont r ie t a gt ntt tt saut oflm iai pr cl
l
e as s he r une ha he t t e i ttons e udesW PROTSA fo
rm
opposng t c os - tton t c im t a bir la r Pe ii rfld t pe ii wihi t
i he r spe ii o onfr he r ta wa d. ttone ie he tton t n he
t e m on h w i
hr e- t ndow ,butDelM ont c a m s i w asnots r w ihi t ttm e f a e. 9U. C.
e li t
e ved t n ha i - r m
S. j

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rod, u d t i l e v he e ii
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