{"id":34569,"date":"2022-10-19T08:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=34569"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:48:36","slug":"ex-employee-seeks-sanctions-against-ipi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ex-employee-seeks-sanctions-against-ipi","title":{"rendered":"Ex-employee seeks sanctions against IPI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Xiao Rongkun is suing IPI for wrongful termination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Northern Mariana Islands.- <\/strong>Imperial Pacific International<\/a> (IPI) faces another legal battle. An ex-employee who is suing the casino operator for wrongful termination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act is petitioning the US District Court to sanction IPI for failing to respond to discovery requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Saipan Tribune, construction engineer Xiao Rongkun’s lawyer, Colin M. Thompson<\/strong>, has asked the court to impose sanctions, including paying legal fees and costs and default judgment in his client’s favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson stated: “On August 4, 2022, IPI was served the plaintiff\u2019s first request for the production of documents, and the plaintiff\u2019s first set of interrogatories\u2014collectively referred to as discovery requests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“However, because IPI failed to meet the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures deadlines, they should be ordered to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed. IPI should be ordered to pay attorneys\u2019 fees and costs and the court should impose other sanctions, including striking IPI\u2019s answer and entering default.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xiao seeks full back pay, benefits and reinstatement or, alternatively, front pay. He also wants the court to award him an undetermined amount of damages and future economic losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNMI Court grants APC acquisition of part of IPI inventory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IPI\u2019s receiver Clear Management Ltd<\/strong> has revealed that Angel Playing Cards<\/a> (APC) has repurchased 201 Super Angel Eye dealing shoes amounting to $301,500. Attorney Michael White representing Clear Management and attorney Richard Miller representing APC signed the deal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief justice Ramona Manglona<\/strong> has approved the transaction and granted the request of attorney Michael White to have the funds transferred and held in an escrow trust account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xiao Rongkun is suing IPI for wrongful termination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Imperial Pacific International (IPI), a casino operator, faces a lawsuit for wrongful termination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, with the plaintiff seeking sanctions against IPI for failing to respond to discovery requests, potentially leading to a default judgment. Concurrently, IPI's receiver, Clear Management Ltd, has completed the sale of gaming inventory to Angel Playing Cards (APC) for $301,500, with funds held in escrow, indicating ongoing asset divestiture amidst the operator's financial distress.","focusai_entities":"Imperial Pacific International (IPI), Xiao Rongkun, Colin M. Thompson, Clear Management Ltd, Angel Playing Cards (APC), Michael White, Richard Miller, Ramona Manglona, US District Court, Saipan Tribune","focusai_location":"Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, United States","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IPI Licensing Impact?","query":"What are the broader implications of IPI's non-compliance with discovery requests for its operational licenses and regulatory standing in the Northern Mariana Islands?"},{"label":"Default Judgment Effects?","query":"How might a potential default judgment against IPI impact its remaining assets, the ongoing receivership process, and the recovery prospects for creditors?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,439],"tags":[24134],"class_list":["post-34569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legal-news","tag-imperial-pacific-international"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34595,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34569\/revisions\/34595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}