Legal Opinion
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 1, 2015No. 13-7169, 13-7170, 14-7008PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) grants foreign states immunity from suit in American courts unless one of several enumerated exceptions applies. In this case, after Venezuela forcibly seized oil rigs belonging to the Venezuelan subsidiary of an American corporation, both the parent and the subsidiary filed suit in the United States asserting jurisdiction under the FSIA’s expropriation and commercial activity exceptions.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by25 opinions
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