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IN THE MATTER OF:
THE LOEWEN GROUP, INC. and RAYMOND L. LOEWEN,
Claimants/Investors,
v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent/Party.
ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/98/3 __________________________ REJOINDER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA __________________________
David J. Anderson Vincent M. Garvey Kenneth L. Doroshow Craig M. Blackwell David O. Buchholz Jonathan B. New U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division 901 E Street, N.W., P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 514-4263 Fax: (202) 616-8202 Attorneys for Respondent United States of America
Mark A. Clodfelter Barton Legum Laura A. Svat Alan J. Birnbaum U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Legal Adviser Suite 5519 2430 E Street, N.W. Suite 203, South Building Washington, D.C. 20037 Steven F. Fabry J. Carol Williams OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 600 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20508
Dated: August 27, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. II. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... CLAIMANTS CONTINUE TO GROSSLY MISSTATE THE TRIAL RECORD ...................................................................................................... A. Claimants Entirely Ignore The Seven Weeks Of Evidence And Testimony At Trial, As Well As The Many Errors Committed By Loewen And Its Counsel .......................................................................... Alleged Improper References To Geography And Nationality ..................... 1. The Record Conclusively Demonstrates That Loewen, Not O'Keefe, Introduced Matters Of Nationality And Prejudice As A Central Component Of Its Case ................................ The Jury Foreman Did Not "Hate" Canadians And, By Loewen's Own Account, Had A "Good Grasp Of The Entirety Of The Trial" ........................................................................ References To Geography And Nationality Were Relevant To Several Issues In The Case...