Quebec real estate company sues U.S. government
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Real estate company Mondev International Ltd of Montreal, Quebec, has filed a multimillion dollar suit against the US government. The company is seeking damages over a botched mall development deal in Boston, MA. Mondev alleges that the US courts acted wrongly when they did not force the city of Boston and the Boston Development Authority to expand its mall into a vacant lot in the 1980s. Using the investment provisions in the NAFTA, Mondev argued that state law shielding the redevelopment authorituy is dicriminatory and violates international trading rules.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1999
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PCB export ban breached NAFTA, firm says
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S.D. Myers Inc. of Tallmadge, OH, is asking for compensation of $10 million after charging the federal government of Ottawa, Ontario, with breaching its contract under the NAFTA. The event was committed when the administration decided to ban the export of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in 1995. The waste-management company posted $10 million in losses because of that decision since it had to cancel orders for the chemicals from Canadian firms. S.D. Myers president Dana Myers indicated that Canada altered its position due to S.D. Myers' US loyalties.
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Is asking for compensation of $10 million after charging federal government of Ontario with breaching contract under NAFTA
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1998
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U.S. firm hits Ottawa with NAFTA lawsuit
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S.D. Myers Inc., an Ohio-based company that removes polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from transformers, has notified the Canadian government that it plans to take action to claim compensation under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The company claims that a 1995 federal government ban on PCB exports harmed its operations and was in violation of the spirit of NAFTA. The ban, which was lifted in February 1997 and lasted for 15 months, cost the company dearly, said S.D. Myers officials.
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Notifies Canadian government that it plans to take action to claim compensation under the North American Free Trade Agreement
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1998
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