Legal Opinion
Republic of the Philippines v. Abaya
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 5, 2015No. 14 Civ. 3829(KPF)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge.
On May 29, 2014, the Republic of the Philippines (“Plaintiff’ or the “Republic”) commenced this action against Gavino Abaya, Juan Abaya, Susan Abaya, Diane Dunne, and Barbara Stone (collectively, “Defendants”), asserting state-law claims for money had and received, unjust enrichment, conversion, aiding and abetting conversion, constructive trust, and violations of New York Executive Law § 632-a. Plaintiffs claims arise out of the distribution of proceeds from the sale of a painting that was allegedly stolen from the Republic. Presently…
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