Alan Philipp, et al. v. Federal Republic of Germany, et al.
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Is the Federal Republic of Germany subject to jurisdiction under the expropriation exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for claims to property taken in violation of international law because Germany's instrumentality Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz is engaged in commercial activity in the United States?
ISSUE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Is the Federal Republic of Germany (“Germany”), a foreign state, subject to jurisdiction under the expropriation exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(3)) for claims to property that was taken in violation of international law because Germany’s instrumentality (and possessor of the property at issue) Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (“SPK”) is engaged in commercial activity in the United States?