jurisdiction-waiver
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24A445 | Timothy L. Blixseth v. Montana Department of Revenue | Ninth Circuit | 2024-11-04 | Presumed Complete | bankruptcy-code damages-claim eleventh-amendment involuntary-petition jurisdiction-waiver sovereign-immunity | Whether a state waives sovereign immunity by filing an involuntary bankruptcy petition, thereby subjecting itself to potential damages under Section 3… | |
| 20-428 | Horacio Sequeira v. Republic of Nicaragua, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2020-10-05 | Denied | arbitration-clause breach-of-contract choice-of-forum choice-of-law commercial-arbitration commercial-contract contract-validity foreign-sovereign-immunities-act jurisdiction jurisdiction-waiver motion-to-dismiss | Whether the proper procedure for a district court to follow in FSIA breach of contract cases is to apply the FSIA to avoid converting a Motion to Dism… | |
| 20-117 | Jairo Sequeira v. Republic of Nicaragua, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2020-08-05 | Denied | Response Waived | contract-validity direct-effect direct-effect-doctrine explicit-waiver foreign-law foreign-sovereign-immunities-act jurisdiction jurisdiction-waiver property-rights | Whether 1605(a)(1) of the FSIA waiver exception requires courts to determine jurisdiction based on whether or not a contract contains an explicit waiv… |