Jiajing (Beijing) Tourism Co. Ltd. v. AEROBALLOON USA, INC.

  1. October 28, 2022

    Chinese Tourism Co. Gets $3.2M For Balloon Co.'s Fraud

    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.

  2. October 25, 2022

    Balloon Co. Tells Jury Tourism Firm Inflated Its Fraud Claims

    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.

  3. August 23, 2022

    Tourism Biz Says Balloon Atty's Withdrawal Bid Is Just Hot Air

    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.

  4. October 13, 2021

    Chinese Tourism Biz Can Glimpse Hot Air Balloon Co.'s Taxes

    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.

  5. July 22, 2021

    Beijing Tourism Co. Wants More Info In $1.4M Award Dispute

    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.

  6. July 02, 2021

    Beijing Tourism Co. Can't Enforce $1.4M Award Yet

    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.

  7. March 31, 2021

    Beijing Tourism Co. Pushes For Enforcement Of $1.4M Award

    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.

  8. September 10, 2020

    Air Balloon Co. Says $1.4M Chinese Arbitral Award Isn't Valid

    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.