Supreme Court of California

In an action by a Qatari company seeking to domesticate its Qatari judgment against defendant, reversal of judgment against defendant is affirmed where: 1) if a foreign nation's rule is that judgments are final even though an appeal is pending, a judgment may be recognized in California despite an appeal; and 2) if the foreign nation's rule is that judgments are not final while an appeal is pending, a judgment on appeal cannot be recognized in California.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2008
• Published 11/17/2008

Judges

• CORRIGAN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benedon & Serlin, Gerald M. Serlin and Douglas G. Benedon, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Walter L. Lack and Steven C. Shuman, Los Angeles, for Renato Guimaraes, Jr., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Revere & Wallace, Frank Revere, Gabriel S. Dermer, Los Angeles;  Roxborough, Pomerance & Nye, Gary A. Nye and Michael G. Kline, Tarzana, for Defendant and Respondent., Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, A. Kristine Floyd and Robert C. Shaia, Irvine, for Northrop Grumman Corporation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.