WhatsApp To High Court: No Sovereign Immunity For Private Foreign Entities

Mealey's (May 6, 2022, 1:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) extends sovereign immunity to foreign-state-owned entities, not private entities, WhatsApp Inc. tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a May 3 brief opposing an Israeli spyware firm’s petition of certiorari appealing the denial of its motion to quash computer fraud claims brought against it by WhatsApp....