Laos Can’t Amend Bid To Confirm Award In Idaho A 4th Time, Judge Rules

Mealey's (June 10, 2022, 2:03 PM EDT) -- POCATELLO, Idaho — A federal judge in Idaho on June 7 denied the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s fourth motion to amend its complaint against a businessman and his businesses to include two arbitral award-debtors that owe Laos more than $3.7 million for a gambling investment dispute, writing that further amendment would be “futile and prejudicial” because Laos “fails to demonstrate a prima facie case for specific jurisdiction.”...