Legal Opinion
Ballantine v. Dominican Republic
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 11, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-3598Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LISA BALLANTINE et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-cv-3598 (TJK) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Defendant, MEMORANDUM OPINION Lisa and Michael Ballantine initiated arbitration against the Dominican Republic to resolve an investment dispute. The arbitration panel found that it lacked jurisdiction over the Ballantines’ claims under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement and issued an award in favor of the Dominican Republic. The Ballantines moved for this Court to vacate the award under the Federal Arbitration Act…
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