Ecuador seizes the assets of Resourced Oil,Inc.,a U.S. firm. Resourced's recovery from Ecuador in a U.S. court may be prevented by

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The act of state doctrine is a legal principle that prevents courts of one country from determining the validity of public acts committed by a foreign government within its own territory. In this case, Ecuador's seizure of Resourced Oil's assets would be considered a public act of the state, and therefore the act of state doctrine may prevent the U.S. court from ruling in favor of Resourced Oil.

Ecuador Seizes the Assets of Resourced Oil,Inc