Justices Pressed To Greenlight RICO To Enforce Arb. Award

By Caroline Simson · April 5, 2023, 8:30 PM EDT

Columbia law professor George Bermann is backing a Russian businessman's efforts to use U.S. racketeering law to enforce a $92 million arbitral award, telling the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that...

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Case Information

Case Title

Ashot Yegiazaryan, aka Ashot Egiazaryan, Petitioner v. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, et al.

Case Number

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3470 Civil (Rico)

Date Filed

October 24, 2022

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