Eletson Holdings Inc. et al v. Levona Holdings Ltd.
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1:23-cv-07331
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January 22, 2025
Reed Smith Rips Claim Firm Is 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Suit
Reed Smith fought back Tuesday against allegations by the purported new owners of Eletson Holdings that the BigLaw firm is "causing chaos" by refusing to withdraw as counsel of record in $102 million breach-of-contract litigation, arguing that ownership of the international shipping group is "hotly contested" and being litigated in multiple jurisdictions.
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January 08, 2025
Reed Smith Accused Of 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Award Fight
The new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson Holdings are continuing their battle with the company's former owners and their counsel at Reed Smith in litigation over a $102 million arbitral award, alleging the BigLaw firm's "obstructionist conduct" is "causing chaos."
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September 05, 2024
'Flimsy Attack' In $102M Award Suit Falls Flat, Court Hears
Liberian entities fighting to enforce a $102 million arbitral award issued in a dispute over control of a $700 million liquefied petroleum gas shipping joint venture have criticized the award debtor's "flimsy attack" on the arbitrator's impartiality in a filing to a New York federal judge.
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June 13, 2024
Judge Will Tap Arbitrator To Explain $87M Shipping Award
A New York federal judge will let an arbitrator who found that Levona Holdings Ltd. owed Eletson Holdings Inc. almost $87 million in damages clarify the order, saying it was sufficiently ambiguous to require elaboration and rejecting Levona's request that the arbitrator not be given that chance.
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September 14, 2023
Battle For Control Of Gas Co. Leads To $87M Award
A complicated dispute over a corporate coup perpetrated by the Canadian investment firm Murchinson Ltd. involving a $700 million liquefied petroleum gas shipping joint venture that owns the world's second-largest fleet of LPG carriers has ended with an $86.9 million arbitral award in favor of two Liberian entities.