Deutsche Telekom AG v Republic of India - United States District Court for the District of Columbia Civil Action No 2021-1070 - Memorandum Opinion - 27 March 2024
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2024
Summary
Petitioner Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT"), a German company, won an arbitration award against the Republic of India and then petitioned this Court to confirm the award. In opposition, India insists the petition must be dismissed on forum non conveniens and because India is immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"). These arguments fail, however, chiefly because India ignores our Circuit's precedent that all but preordains the outcome here. Accordingly, I will DENY India's motion and CONFIRM the arbitral award.