Legal Opinion
Baluma, S.A. v. Sriqui
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided February 1, 2021No. 2:20-cv-01424Unknown
1Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Baluma, S.A., Case No.: 2:20-cv-01424-JAD-EJY 4 Plaintiff Order Denying Motion to Dismiss 5 v. 6 Benjamin Sriqui, [ECF No. 5] 7 Defendant 8 This contract dispute arises from defendant Benjamin Sriqui’s failure to repay $100,000 9 that he borrowed in 2019 from Enjoy Punta del Este, a coastal resort and casino in Uruguay.1 To 10 borrow the money, Sriqui signed an agreement that contained a forum and choice-of-law clause 11 subjecting the agreement, Sriqui, and any disputes to Nevada’s courts and laws.2 So the casino 12 sued Sriqui in Nevada…
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