Forum
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
4:06-cv-03569, 4:07-cv-04409, 4:07-cv-04413, 4:07-cv-04415, 4:08-cv-00241
Case Updates
Southern Distrcit Court of Texas rules antitrust class action lawsuits non-justiciable
January 09, 2009
The court held that the antitrust class action lawsuits brought against foreign state-owned petroleum companies were barred by the act of state doctrine and were non-justiciable.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
May 16, 2008
NCLC urged the court to dismiss a series of antitrust class action lawsuits brought against foreign state-owned petroleum companies. In its brief, NCLC argued that the political branches, not the judiciary, have the institutional competence to resolve these matters. NCLC also argued that the act of state doctrine barred review of the conduct of the sovereign nations in question.