Comments on: Chavez Gets Caught Stealing. http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/02/07/chavez-gets-caught-stealing/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gregory Dittman http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/02/07/chavez-gets-caught-stealing/#comment-15458 Gregory Dittman Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:50:34 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/02/07/chavez-gets-caught-stealing/#comment-15458 I would have to agree with Venezuela on this one. This is between Venezuela and Exxon Mobil. I don't see how a U.S. could claim jurisdiction. This could start a new kind of warfare or lawsuit enterprise where countries start freezing assests on a whim. Imagine a person sues an international company and loses in one country and starts going country to country till the person wins. This could start happening. That's what I feel Exxon Mobil just did, but as an international company sueing a country. I would have to agree with Venezuela on this one. This is between Venezuela and Exxon Mobil. I don’t see how a U.S. could claim jurisdiction. This could start a new kind of warfare or lawsuit enterprise where countries start freezing assests on a whim.

Imagine a person sues an international company and loses in one country and starts going country to country till the person wins. This could start happening. That’s what I feel Exxon Mobil just did, but as an international company sueing a country.

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