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S 580 111th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Civil actions and liability Free trade and trade barriers Legal fees and court costs

A bill to prevent the undermining of the judgments of courts of the United States by foreign courts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes unenforceable by a federal or state agency, department, or court any judgment of a foreign court or agency under a certain kind of foreign statute that requires a U.S. plaintiff (or affiliate) to pay damages to a foreign defendant.

Describes such a foreign statute as one that has the effect of nullifying all or part of a final judgment of a U.S. court under the Antidumping Act of 1916 by enabling a foreign defendant that has paid damages pursuant to such judgment to recover any portion of them from the U.S. plaintiff (or affiliate).

Authorizes a U.S. plaintiff (or affiliate) held liable, or required to forfeit or pay damages, pursuant to a foreign judgment to file a civil action for the amount of such damages (plus interest and costs) against the foreign defendant that obtained damages pursuant to the foreign judgment.


What's happening now March 12, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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