Legal Opinion

Atlantica Holdings, Inc. v. Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 3, 2016No. 14-917-cvPublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:

This interlocutory appeal presents a question of first impression: whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), Pub. L. No. 94-583, 90 Stat. 2891, immunizes an instrumentality of a foreign sovereign against claims that it violated federal securities laws by making misrepresentations outside the United States concerning the value of securities purchased by investors within the United States. Plaintiffs-Appellees Atlántica Holdings, Inc. (“Atlántica”); Baltica Investment Holding, Inc. (“Baltica”); Blu Funds, Inc. (“Blu Funds”); Allan and…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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