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Recent Development: The D.C. Circuit’s Latest FSIA Decision
The D.C. Circuit’s decision last week in Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.v. Islamic Republic of Iran, — F.3 —, 2013 WL 5853916 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 1, 2013), raises several issues of interest under the FSIA....
View ArticleThe Default Strategy Under the FSIA
The Third Circuit last week denied a petition for writ of mandamus in In re Abdulla, No. 14-1244, 2014 WL 594347 (3d Cir. Feb. 18, 2014). The procedural posture of the Abdulla case was unusual. The...
View ArticleThe Cyberattack Exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: A Proposal...
“The political branches may ultimately deem it advisable to permit suits against foreign sovereigns who, without setting foot on American soil, use technology to commit torts against persons located...
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