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Supreme Court Rejects “Minimum Contacts” Analysis for Award Enforcement Under the FSIA

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. et al. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. et al. (605 U.S. ___ (2025)), holding that personal jurisdiction exists over an ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that the FSIA Does Not Require Proof of “Minimum Contacts” for a U.S. Court to Exercise Personal Jurisdiction Over a Foreign State

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. 1 2 The Court clarified that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act permits a U.S ...
The National Law Review

Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts Requirement to Subject Foreign States to Suits in the U.S. Under FSIA

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
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No 'Minimum Contacts' Required to Sue Foreign States, Supreme Court Rules

As long as plaintiffs can establish a legal exception to foreign sovereign immunity, they need not also show that a country has had the "minimum" contacts with the United States in order to pursue ...
Law

SCOTUS Resolves FSIA Personal Jurisdiction Issues (In Part)

SCOTUS Resolves FSIA Personal Jurisdiction Issues (In Part) The authors look at the Supreme Court’s recent Devas decision, which resolved a circuit split on the issue of personal jurisdiction under ...