California Department of Water Resources v. Powerex Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2008-07-22

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MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge: In this second look, we re-examine whether Powerex, a Canadian corporation that markets and distributes electric power, is a “foreign state” within the meaning of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”). 28 U.S.C. § 1603 (a), (b). Four years ago, we held that it was not, but the Supreme Cou…

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