| 24-1314 |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC v. Thomas Schansman, Individually and as Surviving Parent of Quinn Lucas Schansman and as the Legal Guardian on Behalf of X.S., a Minor, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2025-06-25 |
Denied |
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anti-terrorism-act commercial-activity-exception correspondent-accounts foreign-sovereign-immunities-act sovereign-immunity terrorist-attack |
Do the general exceptions to foreign state immunity under Section 1604 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act pierce the separate immunity provision … |
| 23-390 |
Arun Kumar Bhattacharya v. State Bank of India |
Seventh Circuit |
2023-10-13 |
Denied |
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circuit-split commercial-activity-exception direct-effects-clause foreign-relations foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation u.s.-jurisdictional-requirements |
Whether a 'direct effect in the United States' under 28 U.S.C. 1605(a)(2) requires a 'legally significant act' in the U.S. or 'legally significant' U.… |
| 23A165 |
Arun Kumar Bhattacharya v. State Bank of India |
Seventh Circuit |
2023-08-23 |
Presumed Complete |
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circuit-split commercial-activity-exception direct-effect foreign-relations foreign-sovereign-immunities-act sovereign-immunity |
Whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2), requires a foreign state to have performed a leg… |
| 21-995 |
Budha Jam, et al. v. International Finance Corporation |
District of Columbia |
2022-01-13 |
Denied |
Amici (3) |
civil-procedure commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception foreign-sovereign-immunities-act international-organization international-organizations jurisdictional-exception sovereign-immunity standing treaty-interpretation waiver-of-immunity |
Whether the commercial activity exception to immunity allows suit where the alleged acts of the defendant that give rise to its liability constitute c… |
| 21-448 |
France.com, Inc. v. The French Republic, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-09-23 |
Denied |
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appellate-interpretation circuit-court claim-analysis commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception distinct-claims foreign-sovereign-immunities-act gravamen legal-misapplication lower-federal-courts obb-personenverkeher-v-sachs |
Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and other lower federal courts have misapplied this Court's decision in OBB Personen… |
| 20-1454 |
Vekuii Rukoro, et al. v. Federal Republic of Germany |
Second Circuit |
2021-04-16 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response Waived |
commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception foreign-sovereign-immunities-act gravamen international-law property-rights second-circuit sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation takings-exception |
Does the Second Circuit's opinion conflict with the D.C. Circuit and this Court's FSIA jurisprudence? |
| 20-640 |
The Welsh Government v. Pablo Star Ltd., et al. |
Second Circuit |
2020-11-10 |
Denied |
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commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception copyright-infringement foreign-sovereign-immunities foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-state international-law jurisdictional-exception political-subdivision tourism-promotion |
Is a political subdivision of a foreign state immune from copyright infringement claims under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activi… |
| 19-1101 |
Canada v. Cynthia L. Merlini |
First Circuit |
2020-03-09 |
Denied |
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commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception consular-employees consular-employment consular-independence consular-sovereignty employment-conditions employment-terms foreign-sovereign-immunities-act legislative-decision sovereign-immunity state-law workers-compensation |
Whether the court of appeals erred in treating Canada's legislative decision to compensate its consular employees for workplace injuries exclusively u… |
| 18-681 |
Chinyere U. Nwoke v. Consulate of Nigeria |
Seventh Circuit |
2018-11-23 |
Denied |
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28-usc-1603 28-usc-1605 commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception diplomatic-immunity foreign-service fsia fsia-28-usc-1603 fsia-28-usc-1605(a)(2) missing-passports passport-issuance proper-service-28-usc-1608 service-of-process sovereign-immunity |
Whether the practice of Respondent, CONSULATE OF NIGERIA, NY, that requires consulate officials to leave the New York Consulate office to advertise an… |
| 18-652 |
Oussama El Omari v. Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2018-11-20 |
Denied |
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amendment-of-complaint breach-of-contract commercial-activity-exception federal-common-law-immunity federal-rules-of-civil-procedure-15(a)(2) foreign-sovereign-immunities-act fraudulent-scheme fraudulent-smear-report fraudulent-smear-scheme government-instrumentality retaliation smear-campaign u.s.-citizen us-citizen us-citizen-employee us-citizen-employment Whether federal common law immunizes a foreign rul Whether leave to amend the complaint should have b |
Whether the commercial activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act applies to a foreign government instrumentality's alleged breach of … |
| 18-581 |
Argentine Republic v. Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U., et al. |
Second Circuit |
2018-11-02 |
Denied |
CVSGRelisted (2) |
civil-procedure commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception expropriation foreign-policy foreign-sovereign-immunities-act international-law legal-exception sovereign-act sovereign-immunity |
Whether the 'commercial activity' exception to sovereign immunity in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2), is inapplicable to … |
| 18-575 |
YPF S.A. v. Petersen Energia Inversora S.A.U., et al. |
Second Circuit |
2018-11-01 |
Denied |
CVSGRelisted (2) |
civil-procedure commercial-activity commercial-activity-exception expropriation federal-jurisdiction foreign-sovereign-immunities-act jurisdictional-challenge legal-exception sovereign-immunity |
Whether the 'commercial activity' exception to sovereign immunity in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. 1605(a)(2), is inapplicable to su… |