Legal Opinion
Virtual Defense & Development International, Inc. v. Republic of Moldova
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 10, 1999No. CIV.A.98-161(RMU)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
Denying Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
This case is brought by the plaintiff, Virtual Defense and Development International, Inc. (“Virtual”), against the defendant, the Republic of Moldova (“Moldova”), for breach of contract and quantum meru-it. By Order dated March 31, 1999, the court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss this case. This Memorandum Opinion sets forth the reasons for the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss.
I. BACKGROUND
Following the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Moldova emerged as a sovereign…
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