November 10, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an overturned $120 million judgment that a Pennsylvania defense contractor secured against Iraq for the country's failure to pay for salvaging military equipment after the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.
October 02, 2025
A defense contractor fighting the dismissal of its $120 million judgment against Iraq told the Supreme Court the U.S. government's request to let the ruling stand fails to justify a denial of its petition seeking clarity on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
September 16, 2025
The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to turn away a Pennsylvania defense contractor's petition seeking clarity on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, arguing that a D.C. Circuit decision finding a lack of jurisdiction in the case is correct.
April 28, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the federal government to weigh in on a Pennsylvania defense contractor's petition seeking clarity on parts of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, as the contractor looks to enforce a $120 million judgment against Iraq.
March 21, 2025
Iraq has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a petition asking it to clarify parts of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, as it looks to avoid a $120 million judgment issued to a Pennsylvania defense contractor following a dispute over a two-decade-old contract.
January 17, 2025
A Pennsylvania defense contractor is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel a D.C. Circuit decision to throw out a $120 million judgment against Iraq, arguing that review is needed to ensure a uniform interpretation of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.