United States Second Circuit
Frontera Resources Azerbaijan Corp. v. State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan, 07-1815
In a petition to confirm a Swedish arbitral award against the government of Azerbaijan, dismissal of the petition for lack of jurisdiction is reversed where the district court erred by holding that foreign states and their agents are entitled to rights under the Due Process Clause.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/27/2008
- Decided 09/28/2009
- Published 09/28/2009
Judges
- JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge:, Before WALKER, PARKER, and RAGGI, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Second Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James E. Berger, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- John D. Winter, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent-Appellee.