May 14, 2026
A Chinese tourism company has asked a Massachusetts federal court to jail the owner of a hot air balloon business who still owes it more than $2 million from a 2022 judgment, alleging he has continued to flout a prior contempt and sanctions order.
October 28, 2022
A Massachusetts federal jury on Friday ordered a sightseeing balloon company and its founder to pay $3.2 million in damages to a Chinese tourism company for not delivering on a contract and then fraudulently moving cash around to avoid paying a foreign arbitration award.
October 25, 2022
A thrill-seeking entrepreneur told a Boston federal jury Tuesday that a Chinese company is stretching to argue that he fraudulently siphoned more than $1 million from his sightseeing balloon company to avoid paying out a foreign arbitration award.
August 23, 2022
A Chinese tourism business argued Monday that a defunct hot-air balloon maker is parachuting in new counsel to delay an upcoming trial in Massachusetts federal court over a $1.4 million foreign arbitration award.
October 13, 2021
A Massachusetts magistrate judge has allowed a Chinese tourism company to take a partial look at a now-dissolved hot air balloon manufacturer's tax returns in its suit to confirm a $1.4 million foreign arbitration award, saying it can see filings from 2018 and 2019 only.
July 22, 2021
A Chinese tourism company has urged a Massachusetts federal court to reject a hot air balloon manufacturer's "dubious statements" in response to discovery requests, asking that the court compel the company to fork over evidence in a dispute over a $1.4 million arbitral award.
July 02, 2021
A Massachusetts federal judge has denied for now a Chinese tourism company's request that she enforce a $1.4 million arbitral award in the company's favor against a now-dissolved hot air balloon maker.
March 31, 2021
A Chinese tourism company has urged a Massachusetts federal court not to delay in enforcing a $1.4 million arbitral award in its favor against a former sightseeing hot air balloon maker, saying the balloon company's attempts to pursue more discovery are a delay tactic.
September 10, 2020
A former sightseeing balloon manufacturer has urged a Massachusetts federal court to refuse enforcement of a $1.4 million arbitral award issued to a Chinese tourism company after the balloon maker allegedly backed out of a purchase order, saying the company's claims are fraudulent.