Clayco Petroleum Corporation and Bruce Clayman v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Occidental of Umm Al Qaywayn, Inc., and Armand Hammer

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• holding that “without sovereign activity effectuating public rather than private interests, the act of state doctrine does not apply”
• holding that “without sovereign activity effectuating public rather than private interests, the act of state doctrine does not apply”
• holding that “without sovereign activity effectuating public rather than private interests, the act of state doctrine does not apply”
• observing that DOJ has “discretion” in bringing enforcement actions and “[t]herefore, any governmental enforcement represents a judgment on the wisdom of bringing the proceeding, in light of the exigencies of foreign affairs”

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