Arbitration may affect the other lawsuits

Tuesday, 11. December 2012, 20:46

Defeat of Slovakia in arbitration court may also affect the other lawsuits in Slovakia. The shareholders of Health Insurance Company Dôvera and extinct European Health Insurance Company also claim damages from Slovakia. Slovakia has lost the international arbitration over Achmea company – the shareholder of Health Insurance Company Union. The reason of defeat was the act of Fico’s first government, which restrict to pay profits to shareholders of health insurance companies. According to arbitration, economic damage of Achmea caused by this Act was € 22 million.