MINPECO, S.A. v. HUNT

No. 81 Civ. 7619.

686 F.Supp. 427 (1988)

MINPECO, S.A., Plaintiff, v. Nelson Bunker HUNT, Lamar Hunt, William Herbert Hunt, International Metals Investment Co., Ltd., Sheik Mohammed Aboud Al-Amoudi, Sheik Ali Bin Mussalem, Naji Robert Nahas, Gilion Financial, Inc., Advicorp Advisory and Financial Corporation, S.A., and Mahmoud Fustok, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cole Corette & Abrutyn, Washington, D.C. (Mark A. Cymrot, Thomas O. Gorman, Pedro R. Pierluisi, of counsel), Grand & Ostrow, New York City, for plaintiff Minpeco, S.A.

Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City (Aaron Rubinstein, Paul J. Curran, Stanley D. Robinson, Michael Malina, David S. Copeland, of counsel), Gardere & Wynne, Dallas, Tex. (Robert E. Wolin, of counsel), for defendants Nelson Bunker Hunt, William Herbert Hunt and Lamar Hunt.

Curtis, Mallet-Provost, Colt & Mosle, New York City (Herbert Stoller, Turner P. Smith, of counsel), for defendant Mahmoud Fustok.

Laxalt, Washington, Perito & Dubuc, Washington, D.C. (Paul L. Perito, of counsel), for defendant Intern. Metals Inv. Co., Ltd.

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City (Andrew C. Hartzell, Jr., Standish F. Medina, Jr., Michael E. Wiles, Timothy J. Toohey, of counsel), for ACLI Intern. Commodity Services, Inc.


LASKER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Minpeco S.A. ("Minpeco") moved for partial summary judgment on defendants' "single entity" theory on January 4, 1988. The motion was granted prior to the commencement of trial in this action on February 18, 1988. This opinion sets forth the grounds for that decision.

Defendants' "single entity" theory alleges that Peru's mining sector was a single entity or enterprise controlled by the Government of Peru from "cradle to grave...

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