WASHINGTON, July 6 (Hina) - Hina has learned from reliable United States sources on Thursday that Croatia's Foreign Ministry should have known for more than three weeks now that Croatia has been sued before the Chicago Federal Court
over the payment of US$500,000 owed to "Pedersen and Houpt", a Chicago-based law firm. According to the U.S. sources, the Croatian Foreign Ministry received notification on the law firm's suit on June 12. The Chicago Federal Court yesterday confirmed the existence of the suit, while Croatian diplomatic representatives in the U.S. stated they had not received any official notification of the matter. The Chicago Federal Court says the suit against Croatia was received on May 26 under the number 00CV3243. "Pedersen and Houpt" sued Croatia and the Legal Assistance Centre in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to collect about US$300,000 of fees for two attorneys and another US$20
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Hina) - Hina has learned from reliable United
States sources on Thursday that Croatia's Foreign Ministry should
have known for more than three weeks now that Croatia has been sued
before the Chicago Federal Court over the payment of US$500,000
owed to "Pedersen and Houpt", a Chicago-based law firm.
According to the U.S. sources, the Croatian Foreign Ministry
received notification on the law firm's suit on June 12.
The Chicago Federal Court yesterday confirmed the existence of the
suit, while Croatian diplomatic representatives in the U.S. stated
they had not received any official notification of the matter.
The Chicago Federal Court says the suit against Croatia was
received on May 26 under the number 00CV3243.
"Pedersen and Houpt" sued Croatia and the Legal Assistance Centre
in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to collect about US$300,000 of fees
for two attorneys and another US$200,000 of costs accumulated since
March last year. Based on a contract signed with Mostar's Legal
Assistance Centre, attorneys Sheldon Davidson and Luka Misetic are
defending Ante Furundzija, a Bosnian Croat whom the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague accused of
breaching the Geneva Conventions and the law of war during a 1993
conflict in central BH.
Croatia has been given an August 14 deadline to take a position on
the suit. In the contrary, the Chicago Federal Court could rule in
absentia.
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