US Court Of Appeal vacates writ of prejudgment attachment of Haitian Agency BMPAD on grounds of sovereign immunity
In a decision rendered on 14 July 2022 in Preble-Rish Haiti SA v BB Energy USA (Case No 22-20021), the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court decision and vacated a writ of prejudgment attachment of property belonging to the Haitian government agency Bureau de Monétisation de Programmes d’Aide au Developpement (BMPAD), but in possession of BB Energy USA L.L.C. (BB Energy).