In Re: Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark (Skatteforvaltningen) Tax Refund Scheme Litigation

  1. July 01, 2021

    Pension Plan Official Can't Escape Denmark's $9M Tax Fraud Suit

    A pension plan official can be added to the Danish tax authority's $9 million tax fraud suit against the plan despite his claims that the agency waited too long to sue him, a New York federal court ruled.

  2. April 12, 2021

    Danish Tax Agency Can Seek UK Info In $2B Fraud Case

    A New York federal judge said Monday he'd ask U.K. courts for help obtaining account information from J.P. Morgan entities in London that Denmark's tax authority argues could support its $2.1 billion fraud claims against some American pension plans.

  3. February 25, 2021

    Caplin Withdraws As Lead Counsel In $2.1B Danish Tax Row

    Caplin & Drysdale Chtd. is exiting its role as lead counsel for pension funds in a $2.1 billion tax refund fraud suit brought by Denmark's tax authority in New York federal court because the plans cannot continue paying the firm.

  4. January 29, 2021

    Denmark Settles Dispute With Pension Plan In Tax Row

    A New York federal judge approved the dismissal Friday of a dispute between Denmark's tax authority and a pension plan over what the country claimed were fraudulent tax refund claims.

  5. December 22, 2020

    Pension Plan Can't Dodge $2B Danish Tax Suit, Court Says

    A U.S. pension plan must continue to defend itself against allegations that it sought to defraud Denmark's tax agency of $2.1 billion in tax refunds after a New York federal court rejected its motion to dismiss it from the case.

  6. December 03, 2020

    Judge Frees 1 Of Several Defendants In $2.1B Danish Tax Row

    A Manhattan federal judge dismissed one defendant in the $2.1 billion tax refund fraud suit brought by Denmark's tax authority against pension funds while declining to dismiss several other defendants.

  7. November 25, 2020

    Danish Gov't Fires Back At Bid To Toss $2.1B Tax Fraud Suit

    Denmark's government urged a Manhattan federal judge not to toss its enhanced $2.1 billion tax refund fraud suit, arguing the claims are timely and that counterclaims should be rejected on the same grounds the court denied an initial dismissal bid.

  8. July 15, 2020

    Court Tosses Broker's Counterclaims In $2B Danish Tax Row

    A Manhattan federal court dismissed indemnification counterclaims against three groups of U.S. pension plans in a $2.1 billion tax refund fraud suit filed by Denmark's tax authority, saying the broker-dealer behind the claims acted hastily.

  9. January 24, 2020

    US Pension Plan's Counterclaims Fail In $2B Danish Tax Suit

    A U.S. pension plan accused of taking part in a scheme to defraud Danish authorities of $2.1 billion in tax refunds has lost its bid to make a New York federal court's decisions in the case binding worldwide.

  10. December 09, 2019

    UK Broker Renews Bid To Escape $2B Danish Tax Fraud Suit

    A U.K.-registered brokerage has again asked a Manhattan federal court to excuse it from a lawsuit over the firm's alleged involvement in an international scheme to bilk Denmark's tax authority of more than $2 billion.