Legal Opinion
Oster v. Republic of South Africa
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 31, 2007No. Civil Action 02-0539 (RWR)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Count I plaintiffs 1 brought this action against the defendant, the Republic of South Africa, seeking to enforce a judgment from a prior action. Count II plaintiffs 2 brought this action alleging that South Africa is liable for securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and conversion based on the actions of its agents Adriaan Stander and Roelof Van Rooyen, principal managing officers of Intercol Party, Ltd. (“Intercol”) and Oceantec Syndicate (“Oceantec”). South Africa moves to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint,…
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