For the first time since China acceded to the New York Convention in 1987, a foreign arbitration award has been refused recognition and enforcement in China on public policy grounds. Although the court apparently intended to set a precedent on these grounds, the case leaves open a number of significant questions.
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has denied a motion to dismiss by the defendants in In re Neurontin Antitrust Litigation, a case filed against Warner-Lambert based on allegations that Warner-Lambert had fraudulently obtained patents and pursued sham patent litigation relating to its drug Neurontin.
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