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The Canadian printer who successfully sued the Soviet Union

by fraqed on 10/23/20, 9:02 AM with 21 comments

  • by vl on 10/24/20, 9:14 PM

    Interestingly Soviet Union was well-known for paying foreign commercial bills on time. This one should have slipped through bureaucratic cracks.
  • by sebmellen on 10/24/20, 6:02 PM

    From the end of the video:

    > There's an ironic twist to the story. A woman who showed up to the celebratory party claims she was not paid when Edwards' company went bankrupt.

  • by Sniffnoy on 10/24/20, 7:02 PM

    Huh, I'm surprised Canadian courts allow (or allowed?) that. The US won't let you just sue foreign governments in its courts like that.
  • by gonesilent on 10/25/20, 6:54 AM

    I don't think anybody would be drinking the vodka and eating the caviar if it happened today.
  • by ffpip on 10/24/20, 6:44 PM

    I s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶ sue the soviet union