D.C. Circuit Remands $57B Petition Against Russia Over Jurisdictional Issue

( August 6, 2025, 2:44 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 5 vacated and remanded a judge’s denial of the Russian Federation’s motion to dismiss a petition to confirm arbitral awards against it worth more than $57 billion, writing that the court wrongly deferred to the tribunal on a jurisdictional fact that requires independent evaluation by the court....