May 30, 2024
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
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.