Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

FSIA expropriation exception and sovereign immunity jurisdiction

Opati v. Republic of Sudan
  1. Opati v. Republic of Sudan
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 18, 2020)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[Caroline Setla Opati]]><![CDATA[Other victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Republic of Sudan]]><![CDATA[Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Sudan]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Monicah Okoba Opati]]><![CDATA[Selifah Ongecha Opati]]><![CDATA[Rael Angara Opati]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Erica L. Ross]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Christopher M. Curran]]><![CDATA[Nicole Erb]]><![CDATA[Claire A. DeLelle]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Michael J. Miller]]><![CDATA[Steven R. Perles]]><![CDATA[Gavriel Mairone]]><![CDATA[Matthew D. McGill]]>Judges<![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]><![CDATA[al Qaeda]]>
  4. Case Tags: State-Sponsored Terrorism;Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Punitive Damages;1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings
Republic of Hungary v. Simon
  1. Republic of Hungary v. Simon
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 3, 2021)
  3. Original Case: Republic of Hungary, et al., Petitioners v. Rosalie Simon, et al.
  4. Victims<![CDATA[Rosalie Simon]]><![CDATA[Hungarian Holocaust survivors and their heirs]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Republic of Hungary]]><![CDATA[Magyar Államvasutak Zrt. (MÁV)]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Rosalie Simon]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Gregory Silbert]]><![CDATA[Benjamin W. Snyder]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Sarah E. Harrington]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Justice]]>
  5. Case Tags: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Holocaust restitution;Sovereign immunity;International comity
Republic of Sudan v. Harrison
  1. Republic of Sudan v. Harrison
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 26, 2019)
  3. VictimsSherry Lynn HarrisonJulian L. Bartley, Sr.DefendantsRepublic of SudanPlaintiffsPeter L. HarrisonDefense AttorneysChristopher M. CurranPlaintiff AttorneysAndrew C. HallJudgesJohn G. Roberts, Jr.InstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
  4. Case Tags: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Service of Process;Supreme Court of the United States;Terrorism Litigation
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States
  1. Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 19, 2023)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Department of Justice]]><![CDATA[Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S.]]>
  4. Case Tags: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Iran Sanctions Evasion;Sovereign Immunity;U.S. Supreme Court
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
  1. Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 21, 2022)
  3. VictimsLilly CassirerDefendantsThyssen-Bornemisza Collection FoundationPlaintiffsDavid CassirerJudgesElena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesThyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
  4. Case Tags: Nazi Art Looting;Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Art Restitution;Supreme Court Precedent
匈牙利共和国诉西蒙案
  1. 匈牙利共和国诉西蒙案
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 21, 2025)
  3. Original Case: Republic of Hungary v. Simon
  4. VictimsRosalie SimonDefendantsRepublic of HungaryMÁV (Magyar Államvasutak Zrt)PlaintiffsRosalie SimonDefense AttorneysJoshua Scott GlasgowPlaintiff AttorneysShay DvoretzkyJudgesSonia SotomayorInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
  5. Case Tags: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Holocaust Reparations;Commingling Theory;Supreme Court Decision