US 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 Russia's largest bank, Sberbank. The court found Sberbank is not protected by sovereign immunity. The family claims Sberbank facilitated money transfers to a group responsible for the plane's downing. The court stated that Sberbank's actions were commercial, allowing the lawsuit to proceed under U.S. law. Sberbank had argued for immunity as a state agency, but the court disagreed. The ruling allows the family to seek further evidence against Sberbank in their pursuit of justice.