Judge Issues Anti-Suit Injunctions Barring Spain From Suing Plaintiffs Abroad

Mealey's (February 22, 2023, 3:24 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge recently issued two anti-suit injunctions in two similarly situated lawsuits, barring the Kingdom of Spain from pursuing litigation in the home countries of Dutch and Luxembourg investors who have petitioned in the district court to confirm arbitral awards collectively worth more than 331 million euros, writing in each ruling that “unusual circumstances” warrant the “strong medicine” of injunctive relief....