WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced their Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act. The bipartisan legislation would protect American companies that have been unfairly targeted in foreign jurisdictions, particularly Russian courts, for their good faith compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"As Putin continues his war on Ukraine, we cannot let Russia exploit American courts for retaliatory lawsuits against companies complying with U.S. sanctions and export controls," said Senator Padilla. "Whether it's Russia today...