France Defends Its Immunity From ‘France.com’ Transfer Row To U.S. Supreme Court

Mealey's (November 11, 2021, 11:46 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals properly found that the commercial activity exception did not defeat its sovereign immunity from a cybersquatting lawsuit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), France argues in a Nov. 9 brief opposing a petition for certiorari by the former owner of the France.com internet domain, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that there is no circuit split on the application of sovereign immunity under the statute....