MANCO CONTRACTING CO. (W.L.L.) v. BEZDIKIAN

No. S154076.

45 Cal.4th 192 (2008)

MANCO CONTRACTING COMPANY (W.L.L.), Plaintiff and Appellant, v. KRIKOR BEZDIKIAN, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

November 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benedon & Serlin, Gerald M. Serlin and Douglas G. Benedon for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Walter L. Lack and Steven C. Shuman for Renato Guimaraes, Jr., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Revere & Wallace, Frank Revere, Gabriel S. Dermer; Roxborough, Pomerance & Nye, Gary A. Nye and Michael G. Kline for Defendant and Respondent.

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, A. Kristine Floyd and Robert C. Shaia for Northrop Grumman Corporation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

CORRIGAN, J.

In this case we decide when a foreign judgment is final for purposes of recognition under the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (UFMJRA) (Code Civ. Proc., former § 1713.1 et seq., added by Stats. 1967, ch. 503, § 1, p. 1847, repealed by Stats. 2007, ch. 212, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008)1 and what statute of limitations applies.

The UFMJRA authorizes recognition of "any foreign...

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