JD Supra

'Minimum Contacts' Issues At Stake In High Court FSIA Case

On Oct. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in CC/Devas Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. to decide whether either the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act or the U.S. Constitution requires plaintiffs to ...
JD Supra

When Sending a Cease and Desist Letter Establishes Personal Jurisdiction

A patentee may establish “minimum contacts” in a forum, thus subjecting itself to specific personal jurisdiction, by sending a cease and desist letter to the forum. Precedent concerning this issue has ...
Law

Judges Slam 9th Circuit's ‘Minimum Contacts’ Rule as ‘Needless Roadblock’ for Plaintiffs

“Imagine requiring a state sponsor of terrorism to have minimum contacts with our country before allowing our citizens to vindicate the death or injury of a loved one....," Judge Patrick Bumatay wrote ...
The National Law Review

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

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