A $500 billion lawsuit has been filed against several international organizations, alleging tortious interference with business relations and contracts. The complaint was lodged by Ronald Satish Emrit on April 7, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, targeting the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Union, and European Economic Community (EEC).
Ronald Satish Emrit claims that these entities have interfered with his business dealings and contractual relationships. He argues that their actions have resulted in significant financial damages to him. Emrit is a member of ASCAP since 2005 but has never received royalty payments for his music, leading him to previously file a lawsuit for an accounting of profits in Rhode Island in 2013. Despite having copyrighted music and albums distributed through various platforms like Amazon and Spotify, he believes his intellectual property rights have been infringed upon.
The plaintiff alleges that these international organizations have acted without justification to disrupt his business affairs. Emrit also highlights his attempts to secure patents related to quantum mechanics and astrophysics but claims bureaucratic hurdles imposed by WIPO hinder this process. He asserts that these actions violate several legal provisions including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Emrit seeks punitive, compensatory, and treble damages totaling $500 billion from the defendants. Additionally, he requests WIPO to grant him design and utility patents without requiring an attorney's assistance or going through extensive paperwork under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). He emphasizes that this judgment would address both tortious interference with contracts and business relations as per legal standards outlined in Restatement (Third) of Torts.
Representing himself pro se, Ronald Satish Emrit is seeking relief from what he perceives as unjust actions by powerful supranational organizations. The case is presided over by Judge Russell B. Long at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana under Case ID 3:25-cv-00297-RLB-SDJ.