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Case of the Day: Ashraf-Hassan v. Embassy of France
The case of the day is Ashraf-Hassan v. Embassy of France (D.C. Cir. 2015). Saima Ashraf-Hassan, a Pakistani national, was employed by the French embassy. She brought a claim of workplace harassment. The embassy answered the complaint without raising sovereign immunity and participated in discovery. Just before trial, the embassy sought to dismiss the case……
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Case of the Day: Iskandar v. Embassy of Kuwait
The case of the day is Iskandar v. Embassy of the State of Kuwait (D.D.C. 2015). Randa Iskandar was a claims processor in the health office of the Kuwaiti embassy. She alleged that her supervisor had sexually abused her and retaliated against her after she complained. She sued the embassy. She served the summons and……
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Case of the Day: Micula v. Government of Romania
The case of the day is Micula v. Government of Romania (D.D.C. 2015). Viorel Micula alleged that he had made investments in Romania in reliance on certain incentives offered by the Romanian government. He claimed that Romania later revoked the incentives, causing him to suffer a loss, and that Romania had acted in violation of……
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Case of the Day: Alberta Securities Commission v. Ryckman
The case of the day is Alberta Securities Commission v. Ryckman (Del. Super. Ct. 2015). In 1996, the Alberta Securities Commission, following a hearing, found that Lawrence G. Ryckman, the chairman and director of Westgroup, had violated Alberta securities laws by participating in a “complex scheme that created a false and misleading appearance of trading……
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Case of the Day: Larson v. Yoon
The case of the day is Larson v. Yoon (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). Keith and Cynthia Larson sued Kyungsik Yoon after an auto collision in King County, Washington. The Larsons lived there; Yoon was a resident of South Korea. The Larsons sued and sought to serve Yoon with process by service on the Washington secretary……