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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That FSIA Does Not Require Plaintiffs to Prove Minimum Contacts to Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over a...

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not require plaintiffs to show that a foreign state...more

6/17/2025 / Arbitration Awards , Constitutional Challenges , Due Process , Foreign Corporations , Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) , Forum Non Conveniens , International Arbitration , Personal Jurisdiction , Sovereign Immunity , Statutory Interpretation

Supreme Court Issues Narrow Reading of the FSIA’s Expropriation Exception in Republic of Hungary v. Simon

Last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Republic of Hungary v. Simon, a case concerning the scope of immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s (FSIA) expropriation exception....more

2/26/2025 / Co-Mingled Assets , Comity , Expropriation , Foreign Governments , Foreign Relations , Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) , Jurisdiction , Republic of Hungary v Simon , SCOTUS , Sovereign Immunity

'Minimum Contacts' Issues At Stake In High Court FSIA Case

On Oct. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. to decide whether either the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act or the U.S. Constitution requires plaintiffs to establish personal...more

10/16/2024 / Certiorari , Foreign Defendants , Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) , Minimum Contacts , Personal Jurisdiction , SCOTUS , Sovereign Immunity

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