BALLANTINE et al v. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-03598

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

Timothy J. Kelly

Firms

  1. August 11, 2020

    Couple Can't Get Award Favoring Dominican Republic Nixed

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by two missionaries to revive their $39.5 million claim against the Dominican Republic over a stymied luxury real estate project, disagreeing with their argument that it's nearly impossible to meet a three-month service deadline for foreign sovereign nations.

  2. April 15, 2020

    Missionaries Say Court Must Review, Vacate Dominican Award

    A pair of missionaries have pressed a D.C. federal court to vacate an arbitral award nixing their $41.5 million claim against the Dominican Republic, arguing that the court is obligated to do more than simply "rubber stamp" the award.

  3. March 25, 2020

    Dominican Republic Opposes Bid To Revive $41M Arbitration

    The Dominican Republic is urging a D.C. federal court not to revive a $41.5 million arbitration initiated by two missionaries over a stymied luxury real estate project, arguing that its taxpayers shouldn't have to continue bearing the "burden of petitioners' litigiousness."

  4. December 04, 2019

    Couple Fights 'Absurd' Decision In $39.5M Arbitral Case

    Two missionaries are looking to revive their $39.5 million claim against the Dominican Republic for allegedly sabotaging their luxury real estate project, telling a D.C. federal court that an arbitral tribunal reached an "absurd" conclusion when it found them to be "dominantly Dominican."