jurisdiction-waiver

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24A445 Timothy L. Blixseth v. Montana Department of Revenue Ninth Circuit 2024-11-04 Presumed Complete bankruptcy-code damages-claim eleventh-amendment involuntary-petition jurisdiction-waiver sovereign-immunity 1. The vast majority of cases under the Bankruptcy Code are commenced voluntarily by the debtor. However, Section 303 of the Bankruptcy Code alternati…
20-428 Horacio Sequeira v. Republic of Nicaragua, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2020-10-05 Denied arbitration-clause breach-of-contract choice-of-forum choice-of-law commercial-arbitration commercial-contract contract-validity foreign-sovereign-immunities-act jurisdiction jurisdiction-waiver motion-to-dismiss Section 1605(a)(1) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA ") provides that a foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. C…
20-117 Jairo Sequeira v. Republic of Nicaragua, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-08-05 Denied Response Waived contract-validity direct-effect direct-effect-doctrine explicit-waiver foreign-law foreign-sovereign-immunities-act jurisdiction jurisdiction-waiver property-rights 1. Whether 1605(a)(1) of the FSIA waiver exception requires courts to determine jurisdiction based on whether or not a contract contains an explicit w…