Judge Orders More Briefing On Argentina’s Immunity From $33M Awards To Reinsurer

Mealey's (April 20, 2022, 1:27 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on April 18 found no grounds for finding subject matter jurisdiction over the Republic of Argentina to enforce two arbitral awards against it as successor-in-interest to a state-owned company that incurred debts to a reinsurer, but ordered the parties to file supplemental briefing on whether Argentina impliedly waived its sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)....