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Supreme Court Confirms Jurisdictional Requirement for Foreign Sovereigns

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To resolve longstanding confusion over the scope of foreign countries' sovereign immunity in U.S. courts, Congress in 1976 passed the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act ("FSIA"). The FSIA draws a bright line: "foreign states and...more

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Discretion to Authorize Hague Alternative Service on Foreign Defendant—it’s All About Time and Cost

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus, directing the US District Court for the Western District of Texas to dismiss multiple infringement actions for insufficient service of...more

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