Recently, in a case called Sokolow, et al v. Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), the Solicitor General's Office filed a brief in opposition to the Supreme Court cert petition being sought by the petitioners. The petitioners brought a lawsuit against PLO under the 1992 Anti-Terrorism Act, because of its support for terrorist activities that harmed American nationals. The Second Circuit held that the petitioners case should be dismissed because of lack of personal jurisdiction (PJ) over PLO. While the Second Circuit has held that foreign states do not have due process rights, they ruled that PLO does enjoy such rights because it is not a state. Nevertheless, it held that the facts in the record do not support the assertion of either general PJ or specific PJ over the PLO. David Rivkin of BakerHostetler will join us to discuss the case.
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David Rivkin, Partner, BakerHostetler

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