Alavi Foundation v. Kirschenbaum
Petition for certiorari denied on March 20, 2017
Issue: Whether an individual or entity need only provide "material services" to a foreign state sponsor of terrorism in order to qualify as its "agency or instrumentality" under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, or whether the individual or entity must satisfy a stricter definition based on majority ownership or control by the foreign state, such as the definition of "agency or instrumentality" set forth in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
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- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, February 28, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/22/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 27, 2017) |
| 12/22/2016 | Appendix of Alavi Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 01/17/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 10, 2017, for all respondents. |
| 01/31/2017 | Waiver of right of respondents Assa Coporation & Assa Company Limited to respond filed. |
| 02/09/2017 | Waiver of right of respondents Edwena R. Hegna, et al. to respond filed. |
| 02/10/2017 | Brief of respondents Jason Kirschenbaum, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 02/24/2017 | Reply of petitioners Alavi Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 03/01/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 17, 2017. |
| 03/20/2017 | Petition DENIED. |