TIG INS. CO. v. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA

No. 19-7087.

967 F.3d 778 (2020)

TIG INSURANCE COMPANY, as successor by merger to International Insurance Company and International Surplus Line Insurance Company, Appellant v. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA, as successor to Caja Nacional De Ahorro y Seguro and Caja Nacional De Ahorro y Seguro, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark N. Bravin , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Theresa B. Bowman , Washington, DC.

David A. Edelstein , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Christopher Taggi and Charles M. Asmar , Washington, DC.

Before: Tatel and Pillard, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.


TIG Insurance Company sought to satisfy a long-pending judgment by attaching a building that the Republic of Argentina listed for sale in the District of Columbia. The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) prevents parties from executing against the property of foreign states in the United States unless the property falls...

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