What happened in this case?
An appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit between Starr International Company and USA, et al. The court issued a decision on Dec. 7, 2018.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Starr International Company v USA, et al, No. 17-05238 (D.C. Cir. 2018)
- Docket
- 17-05238
- Decided
Where this case stands
The appeals court threw out the lower court's decision and sent the case back.
- Who won?
The side that appealed won, at least for now. The court ruled against the lower court's decision.
- What did the court decide?
In the court's words:
“We vacate the District Court’s decision granting the Government’s motion for summary judgment and denying Starr’s cross-motion with respect to Starr’s APA claim, and we remand with instructions to dismiss that claim.”
- What does it mean?
The lower court's ruling was wiped out, as if it had not been issued. The case goes back to the lower court to continue in line with this ruling.
- Is it still good law?
Jurvio has no record of a later decision overruling it. Our citation records are not complete, so this is not a guarantee.
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Where does the case stand now?
The latest dated event in the record is “Decision issued” on Dec. 7, 2018.
What was the ruling or outcome?
The court issued its decision on Dec. 7, 2018. The full text of the opinion is available on this page.
What happened most recently?
Dec. 7, 2018: Decision issued
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Case record
Starr International Company v USA, et al is United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit case number 17-05238. Jurvio currently provides 1 readable court document for this case.
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Cites 24 cases · 9 on Jurvio
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- Korean Air Lines Co. v. Zicherman · Supreme Court of the United States · 516 U.S. 217
- Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano · Supreme Court of the United States · 457 U.S. 176
- Medellı́n v. Texas · Supreme Court of the United States · 552 U.S. 491
- United States v. Munoz-Flores · Supreme Court of the United States · 495 U.S. 385
- Bob Jones University v. Simon · Supreme Court of the United States · 416 U.S. 725
- Zivotofsky v. Clinton · Supreme Court of the United States · 566 U.S. 189
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