Galette and Colt force the Court to confront a basic question about modern federalism: whether constitutional immunity ...

The Florida House once again this year is charging ahead with sweeping changes to laws governing lawsuits, notwithstanding in ...

In light of the recent tragedy in Minneapolis, the issue of governmental immunity, and its breadth, has received renewed ...

On 1 January 2024, Foreign State Immunity Law of The People’s Republic of China (“FSIL”) came into effect, changing and clarifying the position of sovereign immunity under the laws of Hong Kong and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In several recent lawsuits against Texas, attorneys for the state argued for dismissal due to “sovereign immunity.” But what does that mean for Texans? The legal doctrine holds that a ...

I have not been shy about criticizing Donald Trump, but disagreement at home does not require moral blindness abroad.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of foreign sovereign immunity to a Chinese company accused of stealing trade secrets related to the production of ...

U.S. courts are piercing sovereign immunity, reshaping FSIA protections and exposing state assets to seizure. What Petty’s ...

The bill would reduce disparities between victims injured by private actors and those harmed by government negligence.

Noriega died in 2017 after nearly three decades in prison, first in the U.S., then France, and finally Panama. In his first ...

“The mere fact that a foreign state owns and controls a corporation is not sufficient to bring the corporation within the ambit of § 66(g).” – Ninth Circuit A group of Chinese companies struck out for ...