Legal Opinion
Devincci Hourani v. Alexander Mirtchev
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 31, 2015No. 13-7088, 13-7089PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MILLETT.
MILLETT, Circuit Judge:
Two Kazakh businessmen claim that the daughter of the President of Kazakhstan extorted hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of their business assets in Kazakhstan. She did so, they claim, with the help of the defendants in this case, Alexander Mirtehev and his District of Columbia-based business, Krull Corporation. At the heart of the dispute is whether the complaint alleges sufficient domestic misconduct by Mirtehev and Krull Corporation to state a claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act,…
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