"In suing to seize ballots and impound voting machines, Rick Scott is doing his best to impersonate Latin American dictators who have overthrown Democracies in Venezuela and Cuba," Peñalosa said.
If Chevron wants to argue these "facts" in another court with unbiased judges -- say in Canada, where the Ecuadorians are suing to seize Chevron's assets -- I say bring it on.
"In suing to seize ballots and impound voting machines, Rick Scott is doing his best to impersonate Latin American dictators who have overthrown Democracies in Venezuela and Cuba," Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Juan Peñalosa said in a statement Sunday.
The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan sued in 2012 to seize the Sotheby's piece, triggering a legal battle that ended with a settlement announced this month that calls for the statue's return to Cambodia without compensation.
Mr. Kortlander, who is suing to have the seized pieces returned, described the investigation as "federal law run amok".
Mr. Osborne said Group Menatep reserved the right to sue in any jurisdiction and to seize Gazprom assets.
It is possible -- and some lawyers aim to find out just how possible -- that those suing Andersen will be able to seize partners' personal assets like cars and, in some states, homes.
Lacking assets to seize or sue, it falls through the jurisdictional cracks and legal attempts to curb its site, based on privacy concerns, have gone nowhere in the US and other democracies.
The company originally had cooperated with the state but eventually Arizona and Western Union sued each other over whether Mr. Goddard had the authority to seize the money and whether Western Union was doing enough to detect suspect transmissions.
Patrick Bolton, an expert on sovereign bankruptcy at Princeton University, said creditors could seize Iraq's assets in their countries or sue to block future creditors from collecting money owed to them, creating an obvious disincentive for anyone considering investing in Iraq.
