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IPI: Fed court lacks jurisdiction over Ewing’s claims
Imperial Pacific International has asserted that the U.S. District Court for the NMI lacks jurisdiction over the claims contained in the lawsuit filed by Danny Ewing, a former Best Sunshine International Ltd.’s casino vice president of table games.
Imperial Pacific, through counsel George Lloyd Hasselback, also argued that Ewing’s claims should be barred and/or limited by his failure to mitigate damages.
In Imperial Pacific’s answer and affirmative defenses to Ewing’s lawsuit, Hasselback said his client denies the allegations that the company failed to enforce an adequate anti-money laundering program.
Hasselback also denied, among other allegations, that in late February or early March 2016, Ewing reported to Imperial Pacific management, specifically to Kwong Yiu Ling, that Imperial Pacific had allowed a casino customer to deposit $400,000 with the casino’s cashier without the required anti-money laundering program identification.
Hasselback denied Ewing’s allegations that defendant ignored his report and failed to take any action.
Ewing alleged that Imperial Pacific is engaging in illegal practices. The defendant denied such allegation.
