Lisa Ballantine, et al v. Dominican Republic

  1. October 25, 2021

    DC Circ. Nixes Missionaries' $39.5M Claim Against DR

    The D.C. Circuit found that two missionaries waited too long to revive a $39.5 million claim against the Dominican Republic for denying them permission to expand a gated luxury development called "God's Hammock," and then wasted ink complaining to the court about filing deadlines.

  2. April 26, 2021

    Arbitration Act Updates Are Congress' Domain, DC Circ. Told

    The Dominican Republic told the D.C. Circuit it should not revive two missionaries' $39.5 million claim over a scrapped luxury real estate project because service requirements for foreign sovereigns are for Congress, not the courts, to decide.

  3. April 06, 2021

    Couple Says Dominican Republic Claim Should Be Revived

    Two missionaries looking to revive their $39.5 million claim against the Dominican Republic over a scrapped luxury real estate project are arguing before the D.C. Circuit that a lower court interpreted a service deadline for foreign sovereign nations too narrowly.