Lloyds v. Libya: Settlement Controls
The settlement treaty between the United States and Libya governs the immunity of Libya from suit in United States courts, and it does not authorize the U.S. court to hold a matter in abeyance until the plaintiff finds a suitable alternative forum, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held on January 7, 2010 in Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London et al. v. Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya et al., docket number 06-731. -- Clemens Kochinke, partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington, DC.
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