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Victor Dahdaleh, 70, wants a U.S. judge to toss Alba’s civil racketering case against him.Lawyers for billionaire Victor Dahdaleh from Washington, D.C. litigation powerhouse Williams & Connolly have struck back at Bahrain’s Alba and its American attorneys.
Questions And More Questions About Alba v. Alcoa
Alcoa said Tuesday it has reached a settlement with Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (‘Alba’) to end a civil lawsuit that accused Alcoa of bribing Alba officials and overcharging for the supply of raw materials.
The London trial of former Alcoa super-agent Victor Dahdaleh ended Tuesday in a complete acquittal after two witnesses from a U.S. law firm involved in the investigation refused to testify and another witness changed his evidence, dealing a huge blow to the already embattled U.K. Serious Fraud Office.
Bribery Allegations Against Sojitz
Aluminum Bahrain BSC (“Alba”) said last week it should be allowed to sue for damages in a U.S. court because it was victimized by alleged bribery and fraud that was ‘home-cooked . . . conceived, orchestrated, and directed in and from the United States.’
Alcoa and Sojitz are on our watch list for 2011. Here’s why.
The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Palazzolo reported Friday that Aluminum Bahrain BSC’s civil suit against Alcoa has been reopened, and that Alcoa will ask that it be dismissed.