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Year the case was initiated1997
Year the award was rendered1998
Country involvedCanada
Home country of the investorUnited States
Parties to the disputeEthyl Corp v. Canada
Sector2
Type of investmentMMT - gasoline additive
Nature of dispute / claim
Legal instrumentNAFTA
Rules / VenuesUNCITRAL
Amount sought by investornot less than US$ 251 million plus interest
Amount awarded / status of disputecase was settled for US$ 13 million after decision on jurisdiction
ArbitratorsKarl-Heinz Böckstiegel (Chair); Charles N. Brower; Marc Lalonde
Decisions renderedDecision on Jurisdiction issued on 24 June 1998
Statussettled
Linkshttp://ita.law.uvic.ca/documents/Ethyl-Award.pdf
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