U.S. courts over foreign defendants
Gligorov v. Nation of Brunei
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Goce Gligorov filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review his dispute with the Nation of Brunei and other defendants. He asks whether, after *Fuld v.
- What's at stake
- The petition asks whether Gligorov may pursue his lawsuit against the foreign defendants in federal court; the Supreme Court has not addressed that question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Palestine Liberation Organization*, the Fifth Amendment lets a federal court require a foreign defendant to answer a lawsuit based on its U.S. hotel operations and alleged meetings tied to the claimed scheme, even though Gligorov is a foreign national without substantial U.S. business interests.
The petition asks how the Fifth Amendment limits a federal court's power over a foreign defendant after the Supreme Court's decision in Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization.
Question presented
Whether, after Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization, the Fifth Amendment permits a federal court to exercise personal jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2) as to a foreign defendant that owns and operates hotels in the United States and is alleged to have hosted meetings there in furtherance of the scheme sued upon, where the plaintiff is a foreign national with no substantial U.S. business interests.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No argument date or decision timing is set.
Documents
Docket activity
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Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.