High Court Declines Review Of FSIA Ruling In Investor Suit

Mealey's (March 18, 2019, 11:47 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 18 declined review of a split District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that investors in a Brazilian oil company had made a prima facie case for jurisdiction based on their claims that the company violated the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) by targeting investors in the United States to invest in a company it formed and concealed its alleged securities fraud violations from the investors (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. v. EIG Energy Fund XIV LP, et al., No. 18-716, U.S. Sup.)....