The D.C. Circuit has upheld a sanction against the Democratic Republic of Congo for shirking court orders in an arbitration dispute. At issue in the case is whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act prohibits monetary contempt sanctions against foreign countries. The fine against the DRC has grown to more than $2 million.
March 17, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
An appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday upheld a monetary contempt sanction imposed against the Democratic Republic of Congo for shirking court orders in an arbitration dispute.
At issue in the case in Washington federal district court is whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act prohibits federal trial judges from imposing monetary contempt sanctions against foreign countries. The fine against the DRC continues to increase, now topping more than $2 million.
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