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Case of the Day: In re Application of Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co.
We reported on Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co. v. Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (S.D.N.Y. 2011) back in August. In the prior case, the court confirmed an arbitral award in favor of Thai-Lao Lignite against the government of Laos. Today’s case of the day, In re Application of Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co. (D.D.C. 2011),……
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Case of the Day: In re Finserve Group Ltd.
The case of the day is In re Finserve Group Ltd. (D.S.C. 2011). Finserve is an investment company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Its principal is Vladimir Volpert, who resides in Russia. Volpert’s affidavit states that Finserve agreed to lend $1 million to Anri Petrosyan, who resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to invest……
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Case of the Day: In re Broadsheet LLC
The case of the day is In re Broadsheet LLC (D. Colo. 2011). Broadsheet had a contract with the National Accountability Bureau of the government of Pakistan. The contract gave Broadsheet, an Isle of Man company, the exclusive right to “recover assets misappropriated by Pakistani government officials”, presumably with some sort of revenue sharing between……
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Case of the Day: Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros. v. Standard Chartered Int’l
The case of the day is Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers Co. v. Standard Chartered International (USA) Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2011). While the New York case involved a request for judicial assistance, the underlying case, pending in the Cayman Islands and in Saudi Arabia, is a colorful tale of alleged fraud. AHAB, a Saudi Arabian general……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of the Republic of Ecuador
Today’s case of the day, In re Application of the Republic of Ecuador (N.D. Cal. 2011), is a request for judicial assistance by Ecuador seeking to obtain discovery from one of the experts whose reports Chevron offered in the Lago Agrio litigation and in the BIT arbitration. Our previous coverage of all things Lago Agrio……