H & P-IDC v. BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

Nos. 13-7169, 13-7170, 14-7008.

784 F.3d 804 (2015)

HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. and Helmerich & Payne De Venezuela, C.A., Appellees v. BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA, Appellee. Petroleos De Venezuela, S.A. and PDVSA Petroleo, S.A., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary H. Wimberly argued the cause for appellant/cross-appellee Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Joseph D. Pizzurro argued the cause for appellants/cross-appellees Petroleos De Venezuela, S.A. and PDVSA Petroleo, S.A. With them on the briefs were Robert B. Garcia,   George E. Spencer,   William L. Monts III, and Bruce D. Oakley.

David W. Ogden argued the cause for appellee/cross-appellant Helmerich & Payne De Venezuela, C.A. With him on the briefs were David W. Bowker,   Catherine M. Carroll,   Elisebeth C. Cook, and Francesco Valentini.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.


The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) grants foreign states immunity from suit in American courts unless one of several enumerated exceptions applies. In this case, after Venezuela forcibly seized oil rigs belonging to the Venezuelan subsidiary of an American corporation, both the parent and the subsidiary filed suit...

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