United States Leading Case freezing injunctions mareva

Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo SA v Alliance Bond Fund Inc

527 U.S. 308 (1999)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUS Supreme Court

Year1999

StatusBinding authority

Summary

Federal courts lack equitable power to issue preliminary injunctions freezing assets of a defendant in a purely legal (money) claim before judgment is obtained.

Key Principle

federal courts lack equitable power to issue preliminary injunctions preventing transfer of assets in purely legal claims

Area of Law

Preemption

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