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May 12, 2016 08:00 am PDT
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Chinese state-backed corporations beat US lawsuits with sovereign immunity
Sovereign immunity prevents one government from using its courts to attack another, but Chinese state-backed industries are taking it to new places, arguing that sovereign immunity means that the US courts have no jurisdiction over Chinese companies whose products are harmful or whose conduct is negligent -- and US courts are buying that argument. (more…)
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