{"id":3720,"date":"2016-05-16T04:05:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T09:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:26:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:26:56","slug":"second-icsid-claim-filed-against-uruguay-philip-morris-decision-still-pending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2016\/05\/16\/second-icsid-claim-filed-against-uruguay-philip-morris-decision-still-pending\/","title":{"rendered":"Second ICSID claim filed against Uruguay; Philip Morris decision still pending\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 24, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span>)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icsid.worldbank.org\/apps\/ICSIDWEB\/cases\/Pages\/casedetail.aspx?caseno=ARB\/16\/9\">registered<\/a>\u00a0(Case No. ARB\/16\/9) a request for arbitration filed by U.S. telecom company Italba against Uruguay. 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