{"id":15833,"date":"2022-02-18T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/nduom-wins-again-as-birim-loses-appeal-in-us"},"modified":"2022-02-18T13:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:17:47","slug":"nduom-wins-again-as-birim-loses-appeal-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/nduom-wins-again-as-birim-loses-appeal-in-us","title":{"rendered":"Nduom wins again as Birim loses appeal in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span> A District Judge of the United States Federal Court in Chicago, Illinois, Thomas M. Durkin, has dismissed an appeal filed by Birim Group against Dr.<\/p>\n

Papa Kwesi Nduom and 18 others. Judge Durkin said, \u201chaving reviewed the parties\u2019 submissions, the Court finds that amendment would be futile and denies Plaintiff\u2019s motion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor these reasons, Plaintiff\u2019s motion for leave to amend its complaint, R. 26, is denied. Except as otherwise stated in the Court\u2019s prior order, dismissal of all claims is without prejudice to refile in an appropriate forum. Civil case terminated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Court on November 23, 2021, dismissed Birim Group\u2019s complaint in full, finding that it had not alleged a domestic injury necessary under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) and had failed to state a claim under most of its common-law theories.<\/p>\n

The Court further held that any remaining claims against the Ghanaian institutions were properly dismissed under forum non conveniens. Birim, the California Limited Liability Company, whose sole member was the lawyer, who filed the complaint, purchased $52,219 and $30,000 claims against companies in Ghana from two citizens of its citizens \u2013 Ms. Sekyere and Mr. Barimah.<\/p>\n

Although neither GN Bank, Dr. Nduom nor any of the GN Bank directors were alleged to have themselves taken any action against these Ghanaian citizens, the complaint named each of them as defendants based on allegations of a vast international conspiracy for, which the Court found no supporting facts had been alleged.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. A District Judge of the United States Federal Court in Chicago, Illinois, Thomas M. Durkin, has dismissed an appeal filed by Birim Group against Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom and 18 others. 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