Recent India-related cases in US courts (with the Indian side winning or coming out favorably) — top ones from the past few months:
Recent India-related cases in US courts (with the Indian side winning or coming out favorably) — top ones from the past few months:
1. **Adani bribery case dismissed (Aug 2026)** — A US federal judge dropped the DOJ's criminal bribery indictment against Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani, even criticizing a senior DOJ official's conduct in the process. A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, while also rebuking a senior Department of Justice official's conduct related to the case as "concerning." [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/us-judge-ends-graft-case-against-indian-billionaire-gautam-adani.html)
2. **SEC vs. Adani — civil case settled (May 2026)** — The SEC agreed to settle its separate civil lawsuit accusing Adani of hiding an alleged bribery scheme tied to a solar project. The U.S. government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against one of the world's richest people accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme. [U.S. News \& World Report](https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-05-14/us-agrees-to-settle-lawsuit-that-accused-an-indian-billionaire-of-hiding-an-alleged-bribery-scheme)
3. **Devas Multimedia vs. Antrix — US Supreme Court ruling (Sept 2026)** — SCOTUS allowed the $1.29 billion arbitral-award enforcement case against India's Antrix Corporation to proceed in US courts. The United States Supreme Court has held that a USD 1.29 billion arbitral award enforcement suit filed by Mauritius-based CC/Devas and India-based Devas Multimedia against India's Antrix Corporation can proceed in US courts, though it sent some defenses back to the Ninth Circuit for further review. [India Legal](https://indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/us-supreme-court-allows-trial-of-usd-1-29-billion-arbitral-award-enforcement-suit-against-indias-antrix-corporation-in-us-courts/)
4. **US healthcare firm wins $110M+ arbitration over Indian M&A** — A US digital health services provider won an ICC award worth over $110 million against the sellers of an Indian healthcare business over their refusal to relinquish control of the company after the sale. [Global Arbitration Review](https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/us-healthcare-group-wins-damages-in-indian-ma-dispute)
5. **Cairn Energy vs. India** — ongoing long-running dispute over a $1.2B+ retrospective tax claim, litigated partly in US courts alongside international arbitration.
6. **Elon Musk/X vs. Indian government (Karnataka HC)** — not a US case win per se, but ongoing tension; Musk's lawsuit reflects growing tensions between internet firms and the nationalistic government, accusing Delhi of issuing arbitrary or erratic takedown notices — filed in Indian courts, not US. [Fortune](https://fortune.com/asia/2025/03/21/elon-musk-sues-india-government-x-takedown)
7. **Sterling Biotech (Sandesara brothers) case** — Indian Supreme Court closed the ~$1B bank fraud case after a settlement (April 2026); a related US-linked defamation injunction against Google/Meta was also issued by a Delhi court in April 2026.
8. **Indian students' F-1 visa SEVIS lawsuits (2026)** — thousands of Indian students on F-1 visas sued the US government after SEVIS records were abruptly terminated, and multiple federal judges issued emergency orders blocking deportations and restoring records — many individual students have won TROs/injunctions. [Lawfold](https://lawfold.com/indian-students-f1-visa-lawsuit/)
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