Oksana Wright and Philip Langer discuss, in a Law360 article, Covid-19 related lawsuits filed against China.
Recent Decisions from the Second Circuit Interpret the “Commercial-Activity Exception” to the FSIA Immunity
In early June, the Second Circuit issued two decisions interpreting the “commercial-activity” exception to the FSIA immunity. In Pablo Star Ltd. v. Welsh Gov’t, plaintiffs were successful in claiming the exception. In Barnet Revocable Tr. v. Ministry of Culture & Sports of the Hellenic Republic, however, the Court found that the exception does