Spyware Firm’s Sovereign Immunity Question Denied By U.S. Supreme Court

Mealey's (January 9, 2023, 11:31 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its Jan. 9 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to a spyware company that appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss computer fraud claims against it by WhatsApp Inc., leaving unanswered the petitioner’s question of whether it was entitled to sovereign immunity as an agent of a foreign government under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)....