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Luanda's lawyers pull out big guns in $1bn turbine case against Aenergy

The legal team representing Luanda did not take long to step into the breach the US Supreme Court left open. It has requested the Court of the District of Columbia permanently withdraw Aenegy's complaint. [...]

Published on 21/02/2023 at 06:00 GMT

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