| Angola Cites Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act To Help GE in SDNY
Forum Shopping Cited
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 31 – Aenergy, S.A. sued
Angola and others - but the
country cited the Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act and
co-defendants General Electric
brought in the big guns for a
stay of discovery.
On October
30 U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge John P. Cronan held a
lengthy proceeding. Inner City
Press covered it.
While the
plaintiffs' discovery request
was about and against GE, the
Angolan government, well known
from the Luanda Leaks which
Inner City Press also covered,
urged a stay of
everything.
GE was more
limited, citing forum non
conveniens. Ultimately citing
case law Judge Cronan
eruditely stayed discovery.
On April 19,
Judge Cronan held another
proceeding, and Inner City
Press again covered it. Talk
included forum shopping, and
the legitimacy (or not) of the
Angolan legal system. Inner
City Press will continue to
cover the case.
The case is
Aenergy, S.A. et al v.
Republic of Angola et al.,
20-cv-3569 (Cronan)
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