U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against World Bank Arm on Immunity
Bloomberg | Wed, Feb 27, 2019
by Greg Stohr
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The U.S. Supreme Court opened some American-based international organizations to lawsuits, ruling that a World Bank affiliate must defend against allegations it is responsible for environmental damage caused by a power plant in India.
Voting 7-1 on Wednesday, the court said sovereign immunity doesn’t protect those international organizations in the U.S. when they are involved in commercial activities.
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