Mealey's (September 19, 2019, 3:12 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its Sept. 9 opening brief, the Republic of Kazakhstan tells the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that a lower court erred in dismissing Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims that a $497,685,101 arbitral award was obtained through fraud based on a “litigation activities” exception that has never been adopted by the appellate court (Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, et al., No. 19-7038, D.C. Cir.)....