ANSARY v. CENTRAL BANK OF CURACAO AND SINT MAARTEN
Case Number:
1:23-cv-00134
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Judge:
Firms
-
May 30, 2024
Curaçao Expropriation Suit Tossed Over Sovereign Immunity
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday tossed an Iranian American women's rights activist's $110 million suit accusing Curaçao's banking regulator of unlawfully seizing her stake in a $700 million investment company, saying the regulator has sovereign immunity and that, in any case, no expropriation had taken place.
-
June 14, 2023
Activist Urges Court Not To Toss Curaçao Expropriation Suit
An Iranian American women's rights activist is urging a D.C. federal judge not to throw out her suit accusing the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten of illegally expropriating her equity stake in a $700 million enterprise in Curaçao, saying the federal court has subject matter jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.