United States, Nigeria Waive Response To Award-Creditor’s Petition To High Court

Mealey's (March 17, 2022, 3:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 9 distributed for conference a holding company’s petition for a writ of certiorari arguing that the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals created a circuit split by finding the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s assets immune from attachment to satisfy an arbitral award worth more than $11 million after Nigeria and the United States waived their right to respond....