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

  1. November 24, 2021

    Denmark Urges Compelled Disclosure In $2.1B Tax Case

    A federal court must compel two defendants in a $2.1 billion tax refund dispute with Denmark's tax authority to surrender documents on refund requests made to other tax authorities because they're relevant in the Danish case, the tax agency said.  

  2. October 27, 2021

    Denmark Says New Witness Needed In $2.1B Tax Suit

    Denmark's tax authority asked a federal court to depose a new witness from a pension plan's broker-custodian, who it says issued fake tax vouchers, after the first wasn't prepared to answer questions related to the nation's $2.1 billion suit.

  3. September 07, 2021

    Denmark Says It Can Prove Shares In $2.1B Tax Suit Don't Exist

    The Danish tax authority, embroiled in a suit against U.S. pension plans to recover $2.1 billion, told a New York federal court it can prove the overwhelming majority of shares underpinning the plans' tax refund claims don't exist. 

  4. August 04, 2021

    Releases In Denmark's $2B Tax Case Not Waivers, Judge Says

    Disclosures that were ordered as part of the Danish tax authority's case over $2.1 billion in fraud claims against American pension plans aren't waivers of any privilege, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.