Robert Kry

Immediate Appeals in Foreign Sovereign Litigation

Foreign governments have many advantages in litigation.  Chief among them is sovereign immunity.  Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, foreign states and their agencies and instrumentalities are immune from suit in United States courts unless the case falls within one of the statute’s specific exceptions to immunity.  That substantive immunity also confers important procedural advantages. …

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Jam v. IFC: Secondary Liability in Transnational Disputes

Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a petition for a writ of certiorari in Jam v. International Finance Corp., a case that raises important questions about United States jurisdiction over cross-border disputes.  The case most immediately involves the scope of sovereign immunity where a foreign state or international organization takes actions in the United States that contribute to tortious conduct overseas.  But the case also has broader implications for secondary liability generally.

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Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk

Vanderbilt Law School
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William Dodge

UC Davis School of Law
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Maggie Gardner

Cornell Law School
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John F. Coyle

University of North Carolina School of Law
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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
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Cara Maines

NYU School of Law
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Zachary Orr

Vanderbilt Law School
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Carlos M. Vázquez

Georgetown University Law Center
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Maggie Lee

The Human Trafficking Legal Center
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The Human Trafficking Legal Center
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Timothy R. Holbrook

Emory University School of Law
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Emory University School of Law
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Linda J. Silberman

New York University School of Law
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Paul B. Stephan

University of Virginia School of Law
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NYU School of Law
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