German Sovereignty Lost in 1945?
CK - Washington. Did Germany's surrender in 1945 trigger its loss of sovereign immunity so that Germany may be sued in American courts under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act? A German American heir to German tax debts failed to convince the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of this proposition, in the matter Harold William Gutch v. Federal Republic of Germany, case number 05-2338, decided on July 27, 2006. In addition, the court found that neither NATO-SOFA nor other alleged bases fell within the exceptions to the FSIA. German American Law Journal :: Washington USA
Verlor Deutschland Immunität?
German American Law Journal :: US-Recht auf Deutsch | 30. Oktober 2006 — CK - Washington. Verzichtete Deutschland mit der Kapitulation 1945 auf seine Immunität und darf nun in den USA verklagt werden? …
FSIA and Italian Enforcement
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 27. Dezember 2008 — CK - Washington. A German-Italian dispute related by the International Court of Justice in a press release may eventually affect…
Foreign Assistance: No, Thanks
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 1. September 2005 — CK - Washington. Information pours in that the United States declines offers of flood assistance from foreign countries. On the …
Jurisdictional Discovery
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 8. Oktober 2005 — CK - Washington. In the Embassy Law Blog, Thomas Corcoran explains the D.C. Circuit's September 30, 2005 ruling in Robert Lee Be…
Fest- oder Geiselnahme?
German American Law Journal :: US-Recht auf Deutsch | 24. November 2006 — CK - Washington. Am 21. November 2006 entschied der United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia die Frage, wann …
Torts and Arbitration
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 19. Februar 2008 — CK - Washington. An American arbitration clause provided by contract for retail securities transactions does not cover tort clai…
Forum Shopping in Germany
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 6. Juni 2006 — CK - Washington. A regularly heard criticism of the American legal system in Germany is the seemingly limitless number of fora e…
Waiver and Embassy Accounts
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 28. Dezember 2006 — CK - Washington. A blanket waiver of sovereign immunity in the term of government bonds marketed commercially does not affect th…
Recognition of US Bankruptcy Procedure
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 5. August 2010 — KB - Washington. The German Supreme Court in Karlsruhe, Bundesgerichtshof, ruled on October 13, 2009 on the recognition of Ameri…
Tax Treaty and AMT
German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 16. April 2006 — SSL - Washington. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed the Tax Court's decision in the matter of Pete…
