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Arguing Sovereign Immunity In A CR 52 Motion For Judgment Can Eliminate Wasteful & Unnecessary Litigation In Kentucky

Sovereign immunity is a complete shield from liability regularly raised by governmental agencies.

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Sovereigns In The Spotlight: Crystallex Uncertainty & Supreme Court Showdowns Ahead

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

United States Litigation

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Transportation At SCOTUS: Arguments On NJ Transit Immunity From Lawsuits In NY And PA Will Be Heard By The U.S. Supreme Court January 14th

The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off the latest session with transportation issues early up on the calendar. On January 14, 2026, the High Court will hear oral arguments on whether New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit)...

United States Litigation

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Moore & Van Allen

Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards In The U.S.: Recent Developments And Implications For Creditors

The enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the United States has become an increasingly complex area of law, particularly as recent appellate decisions have introduced new challenges and considerations...

United States Litigation

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IR Global

Court Of Appeals Rejects Newest Efforts To Evade The Notice Requirement For Claims Against The State Of Michigan

United States Litigation

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Butzel Long

Senate Proposes New Anti-Money Laundering Legislation To Regulate Art Market

Worldwide Government

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

In That Case: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. V. Antrix Corp. Ltd. (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

In That Case: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. (Video)

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

Making The Case For Tribal Forestry Breach Of Trust Claims

United States Litigation

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Galanda Broadman

Supreme Court Stays District Court Order Vacating NIH Grant Terminations, But Leaves Guidance Vacatur Intact

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Whether Parties Agreed To Arbitrate Is Jurisdictional And Requires Independent Analysis By A U.S. Court In A Recognition Proceeding

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Personal Jurisdiction In Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Arbitration Enforcement Cases

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

U.S. Supreme Court To Weigh Sovereign Immunity Defense For "State-Created Entities" Sued In Foreign States

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Forum TBD: 30 Days For Removal To Federal Court, NJ Transit Immunity From Lawsuits In NY And PA – Two Issues The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide

United States Litigation

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Moore & Van Allen

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Sovereign Immunity And Younger Abstention Doctrine Don't Protect States From Antidiscrimination Provisions

The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") has held for the first time that neither sovereign immunity nor the Younger abstention doctrine constrain bankruptcy courts from enjoining State...

United States Insolvency

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Treatment Of Sovereign Immunity Under The Laws Of Hong Kong And Mainland China

On 1 January 2024, Foreign State Immunity Law of The People's Republic of China ("FSIL") came into effect, changing and clarifying the position of sovereign immunity under the laws of Hong Kong and mainland China.

Worldwide Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SCOTUS On Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Sovereigns, Solicitor General Input, And Big Case Updates

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

If The Shoe Doesn't Fit: Supreme Court Rejects "Minimum Contacts" For Personal Jurisdiction Under FSIA

The Supreme Court recently confirmed in a unanimous decision the requirements for personal jurisdiction over foreign states when parties seek to confirm international arbitration awards, but important questions remain.

United States Litigation

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

US Supreme Court Rejects "Minimum Contacts" Requirement Under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act In Action To Enforce An Arbitration Award

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That FSIA Does Not Require Plaintiffs To Prove Minimum Contacts To Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over A Foreign State Defendant

Worldwide Litigation

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WilmerHale

Importers Who Paid IEEPA Tariffs That Were Later Ruled Unlawful Seek Refunds

United States International

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

More About Defining Parentheticals!!

United States Litigation

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Markowitz Herbold PC

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Bankruptcy Code Provides Only Limited Abrogation Of Sovereign Immunity To Avoidance Actions

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

In Newport News School Board V. Z.M. The Supreme Court Of Virginia Leaves No Doubt That Sovereign Immunity Is "Alive And Well" For School Boards Across The Commonwealth Of Virginia

United States Litigation

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Pender & Coward

SEC Regulation In A Non-Regulatory Environment

United States Litigation

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Proskauer Rose LLP

TCPA Claim Defense Bites The Dust

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Twenty-Year Legal Battle Over Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting Continues

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

New Helms-Burton Act Decisions

Worldwide Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

SEC Regulation In A Non-Regulatory Environment

With Paul Atkins as the new SEC Chair, the agency's priorities have shifted away from many of the aggressive policies of former Chair Gensler. The first four months of the Republican controlled SEC saw a dramatic shift...

United States Litigation

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

TCPA Claim Defense Bites The Dust

A notable decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has significant ramifications for companies defending against Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") claims.

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Twenty-Year Legal Battle Over Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting Continues

The Supreme Court has once again vacated the Ninth Circuit's decision in Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation, and remanded for further consideration...

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

New Helms-Burton Act Decisions

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

Worldwide Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

Supreme Court Limits Trustee Avoidance Powers In U.S. v. Miller

United States Insolvency

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Reading The Tea Leaves: Supreme Court Dips Its Toe Into Brewing Federal Spending Fight

The early days of the Trump Administration have featured a wide range of actions related to federal spending.

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

Supreme Court Limits Suits Against Foreign States Under FSIA Expropriation Exception

One generally cannot sue a foreign state in a U.S. court because the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) presumptively shields foreign states from suit. But the FSIA also sets out narrow exceptions to that presumptive.

United States Finance

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Arnold & Porter

US Supreme Court Clarifies Availability Of US Forum For Victims Of Foreign State Expropriation

On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Republic of Hungary v. Simon, holding that allegations of commingling of funds alone cannot satisfy the US commercial nexus requirement of the expropriation exception to foreign sovereign immunity.

United States Litigation

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Jenner & Block

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.

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

Second Circuit Decision Opens The Door To Anti-Terrorism Act Suits Against Foreign States

United States Government

AP

Arnold & Porter

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Hungary v. Simon—The Court's Anticipated Decision Could Clarify Important Aspects Of The FSIA's Expropriation Exception

United States Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

Expropriation Limitation: U.S. Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Jurisdiction Over Holocaust Seizure Claims

United States Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sovereign Immunity And The New York Statute Of Limitations

United States Litigation

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Minimum Contacts – A New Hurdle In Sovereign Disputes

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Second Circuit Denies Common-Law Sovereign Immunity For Foreign State-Owned Entities

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Second Circuit Holds Common-Law Foreign Sovereign Immunity Does Not Save Halkbank From Criminal Prosecution

United States Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns In The United States: Recent DC Circuit Court Decision Limits A State's Defense Of Sovereign Immunity

Worldwide Litigation

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Milbank LLP

Supreme Court To Interpret Key Language In The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's Expropriation Exception And Consider The Pleading Standard For Invoking Exceptions To Sovereign Immunity

United States Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

The Supreme Court Of Virginia Addresses Commonwealth's Use Of The Defense Of Sovereign Immunity When A Contract Is At The Center Of The Dispute

United States Litigation

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Gentry Locke

D.C. Circuit Looks To Contract Terms To Determine Whether Breach Outside The United States Has "Direct Effect" Inside The United States Under The Commercial Activity Exception To Sovereign Immunity

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

The Summer Of The FSIA

Worldwide Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Managing Sovereign Immunity Risk On A Transaction – What Commercial Parties Need To Know

Worldwide Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Irreparable Harm To The Irreparable Harm Standard

United States Government

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Eckland & Blando

Magistrate Judge Cave: Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity Bars Enforcement Of Document Subpoena To NY Attorney General's Office

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

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