Mealey's (January 28, 2021, 2:25 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Jan. 26 granted a state-owned Tajik airline’s motion to dismiss a petition to confirm an arbitral award against it worth more than $20 million in damages plus interest and fees because the airline is a separate entity from Tajikistan and lacks sufficient minimum contacts with the United States for the court to exercise personal jurisdiction over it consistent with due process....