American Telecom Co. v. Republic of Lebanon

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “everything else is entirely derivative of that action, and therefore not an ‘immediate consequence’ and not a direct effect”
• noting that the corporation “was not required to submit payment from an American bank; it chose to do so”
• noting that some circuits require such an act, some consider it without mandating that one be demonstrated, and others disclaim any reliance on the legally-significant-act standard
• “A Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction may involve a facial attack or a factual attack.”
• “A Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction may involve a facial attack or a factual attack.”
• “Subject matter jurisdiction is always a threshold determination.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).