U.S. court allows family of MH17 victim to sue Russian bank Sberbank

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the family of an American killed in the 2014 Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 disaster can sue Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. The court found Sberbank is not entitled to sovereign immunity. The court's decision allows the family to pursue claims that Sberbank facilitated money transfers to a group responsible for the plane's downing. The ruling stated that these actions are considered commercial activity, which does not qualify for immunity. Sberbank had argued for immunity based on its status as a state agency. However, the court determined that U.S. laws allow civil suits against entities that support foreign terrorism, rejecting Sberbank's claims.