· 9/25/1978
Ipitrade International, S.A. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria
Citations
- 465 F. Supp. 824
- 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15325
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Nigeria 's agreement to adjudicate all disputes arising under a contract in accordance with Swiss law and by arbitration under International Chamber of Commerce rules constituted waiver of sovereign immunity under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
- contract’s choice of Swiss law and European forum to resolve disputes waived immunity in American courts
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Judges: Gasch
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