JD Supra

'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 ...
The National Law Review

Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts Requirement to Subject Foreign States to Suits in the U.S. Under FSIA

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Law

Judges Slam 9th Circuit's 'Minimum Contacts' Rule as 'Needless Roadblock' for Plaintiffs

Judge Patrick Bumatay urged the 9th Circuit to overturn its 'minimum contacts' rule. 5 other judges of the court's 29 active judges joined Bumatay's dissent to en banc denial. Patrick Bumatay appears ...
Law

SCOTUS Resolves FSIA Personal Jurisdiction Issues (In Part)

SCOTUS Resolves FSIA Personal Jurisdiction Issues (In Part) The authors look at the Supreme Court’s recent Devas decision, which resolved a circuit split on the issue of personal jurisdiction under ...